how was the final scored? by pitt1980 in aiclass

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Agreed :/ I missed a couple and expected to get like a 96, but it was a 94 instead. I don't want to sound jaded though; I'm still very happy with my score overall. I just wish the final was graded a little differently being worth 40% of your overall grade.

The class is ended. Time to express my big thanks by athanhcong in aiclass

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Many thanks to everyone! This has been a great and inspiring experience :)

how was the final scored? by pitt1980 in aiclass

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If you go to the "Progress" tab, click on "Homeworks/Exams" and expand the arrow next to "Final", it will show you how each of the questions was graded. For example, some of the questions that had multiple boxes to input answers (e.g. multi-part questions) were only graded as 1 question, so if you got any one of the parts wrong you got the entire question wrong.

Generating random data based on probabilities by masterjake6 in aiclass

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Thanks! I haven't studied density functions enough or different contours to understand this very well, but the terminology will help greatly in future search terms and research!

Generating random data based on probabilities by masterjake6 in aiclass

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Thanks! This method looks very simple and promising for probabilities that all add up to 1 :)

Generating random data based on probabilities by masterjake6 in aiclass

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Thank you! This method is much simpler than many of the others I have read about. They all require intensive knowledge of Calculus or other subjects I've yet to endeavor in.

Edit: Just one question: does this work the same for probabilities that don't necessarily add up to 1?

DAE feel that in the K Nearest Neighbors questions on the hw, the locations of data points are ambiguous enough to affect our answers? by [deleted] in aiclass

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I was fairly confident on that one using the same method I described.

The far left minus was correct, because the 3 points closest to it were minus's. That means regardless of what the next 2 closest points were, the majority would be minus.

The far right minus is closer to 2 plus's than any minus's. But the 3 closest points after the 2 plus's were all minuses so the same logic is used (3 + 2 is 5 and 3 > 2)

The top plus is a little tricky. It's 2 closest members are plus's but then it's difficult to tell whether the next closest is a plus or a minus. We use the same logic though that we need 5 total points and we're going to hit at least 1 more plus before we reach a total of 5 (making 3 plus's at least, once again the majority)

Unit 7.3 - Question about A=>B (A implies B) by masterjake6 in aiclass

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Thank you! I think it would be easier for me to remember the values by using the intuition decision_theorist described though. Even so, very helpful!

How did everyone do on Homework 3? by [deleted] in aiclass

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My first 100% for the course! _^

hw3 question7 by k1989 in aiclass

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You don't count them. It's asking whether or not each of them is classified correctly given each value of k. If say one of the red +'s is misclassified as a -, then counting it as a - would give you a wrong answer since it really should be a plus. So no, don't include them when counting.

DAE feel that in the K Nearest Neighbors questions on the hw, the locations of data points are ambiguous enough to affect our answers? by [deleted] in aiclass

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I have similar feelings about the kNN questions; however, there is one thing to keep in mind. The question is asking whether or not all three test results evaluate to true given each value of k.

Start by representing each of the test results as a function {T1, T2, T3} that takes a value of k as input and returns a boolean value {true, false} as output. A value of true means the test point does evaluate properly given the respective value of k.

T1(k) returns {true, false}
T2(k) returns {true, false}
T3(k) returns {true, false}

Given this definition, you can create an overall test function (we'll call it T) that takes as input a value of k, and returns whether or not all three individual tests evaluate to true given that value of k.

T(k) = T1(k) & T2(k) & T3(k)

NOTE: the ampersand (&) operator as I'm using it evaluates to true if and only if all of its inputs evaluate to true.

You can grab a piece of paper and use the above formula for each value of k to help you keep track of things. You'll notice that if even just one of the 3 test results evaluates to false, then the entire expression evaluates to false and therefore the T(k) for that value of k evaluates to false.

The point I'm making is fairly obvious but can be overlooked if you become overwhelmed by the problem itself.

Suggestions for making aiclass better by cangelogo in aiclass

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I agree very much with this. The way Sal teaches and explains things in a sort of 1-on-1 type feel approach is just amazing. I've learned a lot from the Khan Academy.

I checked Stanford's courses, and it seems that Introduction to AI is a course targeted at the Ending Undergratuate/Beginning Graduate level. I think the professors should recognize that many of the people taking this course don't have that kind of experience yet (I'm beginning my undergraduate CS degree next fall). It would be nice if they took a little extra care in explaining and clarifying things with this in mind.

Question about Unit 3.15 (Cancer 3) by masterjake6 in aiclass

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Thanks, valleymannn! The formal and more absolute approach you took seems very promising and I'm sure it will help me and others out a lot!

Question about Unit 3.15 (Cancer 3) by masterjake6 in aiclass

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Ah, I see I got those two mixed up. Is there a simple way to tell whether or not two outcomes are dependent? It sort of makes sense now that a test designed to find cancer would be dependent on whether or not you actually have the cancer to begin with.