A manufacturing company has a large set of labeled historical sales data The manufacturer would like to predict how many units of a particular part should be produced each quarter Which machine learning approach should be used to solve this problem?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Linear regression is a machine learning approach that can be used to solve this problem. Linear regression is a supervised learning technique that can model the relationship between one or more input variables (features) and an output variable (target). In this case, the input variables could be the historical sales data of the part, such as the quarter, the demand, the price, the inventory, etc. The output variable could be the number of units to be produced for the part. Linear regression can learn the coefficients (weights) of the input variables that best fit the output variable, and then use them to make predictions for new data. Linear regression is suitable for problems that involve continuous and numeric output variables, such as predicting house prices, stock prices, or sales volumes.
References: AWS Machine Learning Specialty Exam Guide Linear Regression
Question 2
A Machine Learning Specialist is using Amazon Sage Maker to host a model for a highly available customer-facing application. The Specialist has trained a new version of the model, validated it with historical data, and now wants to deploy it to production To limit any risk of a negative customer experience, the Specialist wants to be able to monitor the model and roll it back, if needed What is the SIMPLEST approach with the LEAST risk to deploy the model and roll it back, if needed?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Updating the existing SageMaker endpoint to use a new configuration that is weighted to send 5% of the traffic to the new variant is the simplest approach with the least risk to deploy the model and roll it back, if needed. This is because SageMaker supports A/B testing, which allows the Specialist to compare the performance of different model variants by sending a portion of the traffic to each variant. The Specialist can monitor the metrics of each variant and adjust the weights accordingly. If the new variant does not perform as expected, the Specialist can revert traffic to the last version by resetting the weights to 100% for the old variant and 0% for the new variant. This way, the Specialist can deploy the model without affecting the customer experience and roll it back easily if needed.
References: Amazon SageMaker Deploying models to Amazon SageMaker hosting services
Question 3
Which of the following metrics should a Machine Learning Specialist generally use to compare/evaluate machine learning classification models against each other?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) is a metric that measures the performance of a binary classifier across all possible thresholds. It is also known as the probability that a randomly chosen positive example will be ranked higher than a randomly chosen negative example by the classifier. AUC is a good metric to compare different classification models because it is independent of the class distribution and the decision threshold. It also captures both the sensitivity (true positive rate) and the specificity (true negative rate) of the model.