Some Example Questions

CSC 470 Spring 2004

 

 

In the Prism algorithm, given the following training data, what would the final learned concept description be? (to ease grading, if there are any ties that would be resolved “arbitrarily”, always choose the first of equals) (test data is not shown here, use the whole set of data)

 

Home State

Gender

Year

La Salle basketball fanatic (class to be predicted)

PA

M

Fr

Yes

PA

M

So

Yes

PA

M

Jr

No

PA

M

Sr

No

PA

F

Fr

Yes

PA

F

So

No

NJ

M

Fr

Yes

NJ

M

Fr

Yes

NJ

F

Fr

Yes

NJ

F

Fr

Yes

NJ

F

Jr

No

NJ

F

Jr

No

CT

M

So

No

CT

M

Sr

No

CT

F

Fr

No

CT

F

So

No

CT

F

Sr

No