MSMA5003 Module1 Quiz1

  1. Underfitting occurs when a model is too simple to capture underlying patterns.
    a) True
  2. Overfitting occurs when a model learns noise in the training data and performs poorly on new data.
    a) True
  3. Python libraries like NumPy, Pandas, and scikit-learn are commonly used in ML workflows.
    a) True
  4. Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence that focuses on learning patterns from data.
    a) True
  5. Regression is a supervised learning task that predicts continuous numerical values.
    a) True
  6. Model evaluation is unnecessary if a model performs well on training data.
    a) False
  7. Machine learning guarantees perfect predictions in all situations.
    a) False
  8. Ethical considerations can be relevant in machine learning applications.
    a) True
  9. Labels represent the output variable in supervised learning.
    a) True
  10. Python is widely used in machine learning because of its strong ecosystem of data science libraries.
    a) True
  11. Data preprocessing may include handling missing values and scaling numeric features.
    a) True
  12. Unsupervised learning requires labeled outcomes for training.
    a) False
  13. The goal of machine learning is always to memorize the training data exactly.
    a) False
  14. Features are the input variables used to make predictions.
    a) True
  15. Machine learning models can be improved through iterative refinement and better data.
    a) True
  16. The machine learning lifecycle typically includes data collection, preprocessing, model training, and evaluation.
    a) True
  17. Real-world datasets often require cleaning before they can be used for machine learning.
    a) True
  18. Supervised learning uses unlabeled data to train predictive models.
    a) False
  19. A training dataset is primarily used to evaluate final model performance on unseen data.
    a) False
  20. Classification is a supervised learning task that predicts categories.
    a) True

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