{"id":43124,"date":"2024-04-15T21:24:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=43124"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:24:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:24:59","slug":"how-does-the-bias-variance-decomposition-of-a-ridge-regression-estimator-compare-with-that-of-ordinary-least-squares-regression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/how-does-the-bias-variance-decomposition-of-a-ridge-regression-estimator-compare-with-that-of-ordinary-least-squares-regression\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the bias-variance decomposition of a ridge regression estimator compare with that of ordinary least squares regression?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9780d95d95e\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    ridge has larger bias, larger variance                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    ridge has smaller bias, larger variance                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    ridge has larger bias, smaller variance                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    ridge has smaller bias, smaller variance                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>D. ridge has smaller bias, smaller variance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Ridge regression is a regularization method that penalizes the model for having large coefficients. 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It refers to the fact that any model will have some amount of bias and variance. Bias is the difference between the model&#8217;s predictions and the true values. Variance is the variability of the model&#8217;s predictions.<\/p>\n<p>In general, a model with low bias will have high variance, and a model with low variance will have high bias. The goal of machine learning is to find a model that minimizes both bias and variance.<\/p>\n<p>Ridge regression can help to reduce bias by shrinking the coefficients of the model. This can help to prevent the model from overfitting the data. However, ridge regression can also increase variance. This is because ridge regression penalizes the model for having large coefficients, which can lead to the model being less flexible.<\/p>\n<p>The optimal amount of regularization to use depends on the specific data set. In general, it is important to use a regularization parameter that is large enough to reduce bias, but not so large that it increases variance.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a more detailed explanation of each option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option A: ridge has larger bias, larger variance. This is not the correct answer because ridge regression can help to reduce bias.<\/li>\n<li>Option B: ridge has smaller bias, larger variance. This is not the correct answer because ridge regression can increase variance.<\/li>\n<li>Option C: ridge has larger bias, smaller variance. This is not the correct answer because ridge regression can help to reduce bias.<\/li>\n<li>Option D: ridge has smaller bias, smaller variance. 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