GI01/M055/GI20, Supervised Learning. CW#2
Please hand in your assignment to CS Reception, Room 5.25, Malet Place Engineering Building.
Aim: To get familiarity with kernels, SVM's and regularisation. Presentation, clarity, and synthesis of exposition will
be taken into account in the assessment of these exercises.
1. [60 pts] (kernel properties)
Are the following functions K : IRd IRd ! IR valid kernels? Explain your observation. When K is a valid kernel
provide a feature map representation for it.
(a) K(x; t) = f(x)f(t), where f : IRd ! IR.
(b) K(x; t) = x>Dt, where D is a diagonal matrix with non-negative elements.
(c) K(x; t) = x>t ?? (x>t)2.
(d) K(x; t) =
Qd
i=1 xiti (Note: we used the notation xi for the i{th component of the vector x 2 IRd).
(e) K(x; t) = cos(angle(x; t)).
(f) K(x; t) = min(x; t); x; t 0.
2. [30 pts] (SVM's)
Assume that the set S = f(xi; yi)gm
i=1 IR2 f??1; 1g of binary examples is strictly linearly separable by a line
going through the origin, that is, there exists w 2 IR2 such that the linear function f(x) = w>x, x 2 IR2 has the
property that yif(xi) > 0 for every i = 1; : : : ;m. In this case, a linear separable SVM computes the parameters
w by solving the optimisation problem:
P1 : minw2IR2
1
2
w>w : yiw>xi 1; i = 1; : : : ;m
:
(a) Show that the vector w solving problem P1 has the form w =
Pm
i=1 ciyixi where c1; : : : ; cm are some
nonnegative coecients.
(b) Show that the coecients c1; : : : ; cm in the above formula solve the optimisation problem
P2 : max
8<
:??
1
2
Xm
i;j=1
cicjyiyjx>
i xj +
Xm
i=1
ci : cj 0; j = 1; : : : ;m
9=
;:
(c) Argue that, if (^c1; : : : ; ^cm) solves problem P2 and ^w solves problem P1, then ^w> ^w =
Pm
i=1 ^ci.
3. [10 pts] (kernels)
Let x; t 2 (??1; 1) and dene the kernel
K(x; t) =
1
1 ?? xt
:
(a) Show that K is a valid kernel.
(b) Given any distinct inputs x1; : : : ; xm 2 (??1; 1) show that the kernel matrix K = (K(xi; xj) : i; j = 1; : : : ;m)
is invertible.
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Prior learning assessment portofoilio
Homework Ch. 1.4-1.6
Name: __________________________ Date: _____________
1. Does the table describe a function?
A) no
B) yes
2. Does the table describe a function?
A) yes
B) no
3. Which set of ordered pairs represents a function from P to Q?
P = {3, 6, 9, 12} Q = {–4, –2, 0}
A) {(3, –4), (6, –2), (6, 0), (9, –2), (12, –4)}
B) {(9, –4), (9, –2), (9, 0)}
C) {(9, –2), (6, –4), (3, –2), (6, 0), (9, –4)}
D) {(6, –2), (9, 0), (12, –2)}
E) {(3, 0), (9, –2), (3, –4), (9, 0)}
4. Evaluate the function at the specified value of the independent variable and simplify.
g (y) = 6y + 2
g (–0.9)
A) –5.4y + 12
B) –7.4
C) –3.4
D) –0.9y + 2
E) –0.9y – 2
5. Evaluate the function at the specified value of the independent variable and simplify.
f (x – 1)
A) B) C) D) E)
6. Find all real values of x such that f (x) = 0.
A) B) C) D) E)
7. Find the value(s) of x for which f (x) = g (x).
f (x) = x2 + 5x – 18 g (x) = 4x – 6
A) –18, –23, B) –18, 5, C) 3, –4
D) –3, 4
E) 13,
8. Find the domain of the function.
A) all real numbers B) all real numbers , C) all real numbers
D) s = –6, s = 0
E) s = –6
9. Find the difference quotient and simplify your answer.
f (x) = 4x2 + 3x, , h? 0A) 5 + h
B) C) D) 3 + 4h
E) 11 + 4h
10. A rectangle is bounded by the x-axis and the semicircle (see figure). Write the area A of the rectangle as a function of x and determine the domain of the function.
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A) , –9?x?9B) , x??0C) , –9?x?9D) , all real numbersE) , x??0
11. Use the Vertical Line Test to determine in which of the graphs y is not a function of x.
A) x
B) x
C) x
D) x
E) All of the choices (A, B, C, and D) represent functions.
12. Find the zeroes of the functions algebraically.
A) x = 3, x = –7, B) x = 3, x = –7
C) D) x = –3, x = 7
E) x = –3, x = 7,
13. Determine the intervals over which the function is increasing, decreasing, or constant.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
14. Graph the function and determine the interval(s) for which f (x) ? 0.
f (x) = –x2 – 2x
A) B) C) D) E) {–2}
15. Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither.
A)
B)
C)
16. Evaluate the function for the indicated values.
(i) f (1) (ii) f (–5.5) (iii) f A) (i) 24 (ii) –5 (iii) 19
B) (i) 24 (ii) –5 (iii) 23
C) (i) 23 (ii) –1 (iii) 23
D) (i) 23 (ii) –1 (iii) 19
E) (i) 23 (ii) –5 (iii) 19
17. Which function does the graph represent?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
18. Which graph represents the function?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Answer Key
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. E
10. A
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. E
17. B
18. C