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LevelMaster in Data Science (SMS, TU)
SubjectFundamentals of Data Science
Year2078 BS
Exam sessionSecond Assessment · Set Second Assessment, p3 (typed sheet, titled 'Fundamentals to Data Science')
Full marks45
Time allowed120 minutes
Questions10, all with step-by-step solutions
A

Group A

5 questions·3 marks each
1Short answer3 marks

What are the differences between linear regression and logistic regression? Explain with an example.

linear-regressionlogistic-regression
2Short answer3 marks

What kind of problem can a Decision Tree solve? Explain with an example.

decision-tree
3Short answer3 marks

Define Support Vector Machines. Describe briefly how SVMs are used for classification.

svmclassification
4Short answer3 marks

Define and list out major differences between Data Warehouse and Data Lake.

data-warehousedata-lake
5Short answer3 marks

What is Hadoop? List and briefly discuss the major parts of a Hadoop system.

hadoopbig-data
B

Group B

5 questions·6 marks each
6Long answer6 marks

Please answer any ONE of the following:

(a) What are the advantages of using a random forest algorithm?

OR

(b) Explain with a real life example where k-NN algorithm can be used to solve problem.

random-forestknn
7Long answer6 marks

List two main issues with privacy and data ethics with examples.

privacydata-ethics
8Long answer6 marks

Explain how Demographics Parity and Equal Opportunity can help address biases.

fairnessbias
9Long answer6 marks

What is big data? Explain the five Vs of big data.

big-datafive-vs
10Long answer6 marks

Please answer any ONE of the following:

(a) Explain what is Naïve Bayes. Describe its common use cases with examples.

OR

(b) Explain Decision Trees. Describe its common use cases with examples.

naive-bayesdecision-tree

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