5/21/24, 4:20 PM Prelim Quiz 2: Attempt review

Started on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 4:16 PM

State Finished
Completed on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 4:21 PM
Time taken 4 mins 24 secs
Marks 20.00/20.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00

Question 1 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "uncertainty function" is defined as:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. The degree of belief that an event will occur
1.00
b. The level of uncertainty about an event 
c. The likelihood that an event will occur
d. The probability that an event will occur

Question 2 In a binary cost matrix, what do the elements in the second row and first column represent?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. The cost of predicting the negative class when the actual class is negative
1.00
b. The cost of predicting the positive class when the actual class is positive
c. The cost of predicting the negative class when the actual class is positive
d. The cost of predicting the positive class when the actual class is negative 

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Question 3 If there are two events, each with a probability of 50%, what is the probability that at least one
Correct of them will occur?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 75% 
b. 25%
c. 0%
d. 50%

Question 4 If there are two equally likely outcomes, what is the probability of both occurring?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. 0%

1.00
b. 25%
c. 100%
d. 50% 

Question 5 In a binary cost matrix, what do the elements in the first row and first column represent?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. The cost of predicting the positive class when the actual class is negative
1.00
b. The cost of predicting the positive class when the actual class is positive 
c. The cost of predicting the negative class when the actual class is negative
d. The cost of predicting the negative class when the actual class is positive

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Question 6 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "combination rule" is used to:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. Calculate the level of disagreement about the likelihood of an event
1.00
b. Combine the beliefs and plausibilities of multiple events 
c. Determine the level of uncertainty about an event
d. Calculate the probability of an event occurring

Question 7 If there are 10 equally likely outcomes, what is the probability of any one of them occurring?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. 25%

1.00
b. 10% 
c. 100%
d. 0%

Question 8 If the probability of event A occurring is 0.6 and the probability of event B occurring is 0.4, what
Correct is the probability of neither event A nor B occurring?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 1
b. 0
c. 0.6
d. 0.4

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Question 9 If the probability of event A occurring is 0.5 and the probability of event B occurring is 0.5, what
Correct is the probability of event A occurring given that event B has already occurred?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 1
b. 0.5 
c. 0.25
d. 0

Question 10 If there are three events, each with a probability of 50%, what is the probability that none of
Correct them will occur?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 50%
b. 0% 
c. 75%
d. 25%

Question 11 If the probability of event A occurring is 0.6 and the probability of event B occurring is 0.4, what
Correct is the probability of either event A or B occurring?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 0.4
b. 0.6
c. 0.1 
d. 1

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Question 12 If the probability of event A occurring is 0.6 and the probability of event B occurring is 0.4, what
Correct is the probability of event B occurring given that event A has already occurred?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 0
b. 0.6
c. 1
d. 0.4 

Question 13 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "plausibility function" is defined as:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. The likelihood that an event will occur 

1.00
b. The degree of belief that an event will occur
c. The level of uncertainty about an event
d. The probability that an event will occur

Question 14 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "normalization rule" is used to:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. Ensure that the belief and plausibility functions are properly normalized 
1.00
b. Calculate the probability of an event occurring
c. Combine the beliefs and plausibilities of multiple events
d. Determine the level of uncertainty about an event

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Question 15 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "belief function" is defined as:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. The likelihood that an event will occur

1.00
b. The degree of belief that an event will occur 
c. The level of uncertainty about an event
d. The probability that an event will occur

Question 16 If there are two events, each with a probability of 50%, what is the probability that both will
Correct occur?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 25% 
b. 75%
c. 50%
d. 0%

Question 17 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "conflict function" is defined as:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. The degree of belief that an event will occur
1.00
b. The level of disagreement about the likelihood of an event 
c. The likelihood that an event will occur
d. The probability that an event will occur

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Question 18 In Dempster-Shafer theory, the "conflict resolution rule" is used to:

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. Combine the beliefs and plausibilities of multiple events
1.00
b. Calculate the probability of an event occurring
c. Resolve conflicts between the beliefs and plausibilities of multiple events 
d. Ensure that the belief and plausibility functions are properly normalized

Question 19 If the probability of event A occurring is 0.6 and the probability of event B occurring is 0.4, what
Correct is the probability of event A occurring given that event B has already occurred?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. 0
b. 1
c. 0.4
d. 0.6 

Question 20 In a binary cost matrix, how many rows and columns are there?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of a. 2 rows and 2 columns 

1.00
b. 2 rows and 1 column
c. 1 row and 2 columns
d. 1 row and 1 column

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