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Weekly Lectures and Homework
Introduction
Linear Regression and Bias-variance Trade-off
Ridge Regression
Lasso
KNN
Kernel Methods
SVM
Discriminate Analysis
Ensemble Models
Unsupervised Learning
Additional Topics: RKHS and Related Models
Additional Topics: Causal Inference and Personalized Medicine
Exam
Final Project
Syllabus
Exam
Last Updated: August 13, 2025
Date
Nov 13,
In-class, same location as lectures
Format
~30 single/multiple choices questions, and possible short answer questions. These questions could involve
Understanding certain properties of a model
Interpreting results from a model fitting
Being able to make practical choices for a situation provided
The exam will cover all the materials up to the week of Nov 3rd
Closed-book
Examples
Midterm 1 2021
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Midterm 2 2021
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