MLS-C01 Modeling Practice Question
A data scientist trains a linear regression model to predict house prices. The model has high bias (underfitting). Which action is most likely to reduce bias?
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Increase model complexity
Increasing model complexity (e.g., adding polynomial features or using a more flexible algorithm) can reduce bias. Adding L1 regularization increases bias, reducing features reduces complexity, and lowering max_depth for a tree also increases bias.
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Reduce the number of features
Why it's wrong here
Removing features may increase bias if they are relevant.
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Decrease the maximum depth of the tree
Why it's wrong here
Shallower trees have higher bias.
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Increase model complexity
Why this is correct
More complex models can capture underlying patterns better, reducing bias.
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Add L1 regularization
Why it's wrong here
L1 regularization penalizes coefficients, potentially increasing bias.
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