Machine Learning Quiz

What statements about Machine Learning are TRUE? (Select all that apply)

• Makes predictions about the future based on historical data

• The computer algorithm improves over time

• Built upon an initial data set called "training data"

• Eliminates bias since computers make the predictions

What does PII stand for?

• Primary Information Investigation

• Personal Identifying Information

• Property Information Institute

• Public Information Interface

What is an example of PII?

• Gender

• Employer

• Driver's License Number

• Age

What is a pivot table?

• A table that helps you analyze data by aggregating the individual items of a more extensive data collection within one or more discrete categories.

• A table that inverts the columns and rows so they switch places

• A table that color-codes the information that you are interested about

• A table that applies an offset function in order to map values onto a new data set.

How can you use Google My Maps? Select all that apply.

• Automatically share your location

• To create a translated copy of a map

• Create a custom map from an imported list of addresses

• Customize a map by changing the background layer, pin colors, and icons

When we make inferences from data, what might affect our conclusions? Select all that apply.

• Our own experiences and presumptions might introduce bias.

• We can't make inferences from data because we aren't computers.

• A limited data set might make it hard to recognize patterns.

• Our inability to analyze data with digital tools might introduce human error.

Which scenario is an example of the privacy and/or ethical concerns people have with machine learning?

• Your bank sends you an automated text message alerting you to a potentially fraudulent. transaction on your credit card.

• An job applicant is not offered the job after a computer program determines she is likely unsuitable due to her facial expressions and body language.

• You receive an automated email from a website you have shopped with before, letting you know one of your favorite products is on sale.

• A weather app uses radar and computer models to alert you to a developing storm.

What is an example of something that is NOT PII?

• Social Security Number

• Eye color

• Email address

• Student ID