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Machine Learning Techniques · Quiz 1 · 7 Jul 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 13: In the context of Bayesian estimation, consider a Beta p…

Question 13

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In the context of Bayesian estimation, consider a Beta prior for the parameter p of a Bernoulli distribution:

The dataset has 8 ones and 5 zeros.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

What is the posterior?

  1. A

    Beta(12, 8)

  2. B

    Beta(11, 7)

  3. C

    Br(0.5)

  4. D

    Beta(8, 5)

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Correct answer

  • A

    Beta(12, 8)

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Question 13 of 16 in the IIT Madras BS Machine Learning Techniques (MLT) Quiz 1 paper sat on 7 Jul 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 7 July 2024). It carries 2 marks.

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