Branch: Btech CSE B. (Assistant professor) year/sem: 3rdsth enrollment:2200101+0t
QL Explain the process of learning decision trees and discuss
its significance in inductive learning. |Learning Decision Trees:
Data Collection: First, data is gathered, inclucing the set of
features and the corresponding outcomes.
Tree Construction The decision tree algorithm starts by
choosing the best attribute (feature) to split the dataset based on a metric ike Gini impurity or Intormation Gain. This process divides the dataset into subsets that are more |homogeneous concerning the targct variable.
Recursive Splitting: The splitting process continues
recursively on cach subSet, choosing the next best attribute |for each split until the data is completely classified or meets la stopping condition (eg. max tree depth). Tree Pruning: Once the treeeis fully grown pruning techniques are applied to remove branches that have little significance, Ireducing overfitting and improving generalzation.
Significance in hductive Learning: Decision trees are crucial in
inductive learning as they generalize from specific examples, capturing patterns ard relatiorships in the data They are interpretable, making them useful in domains where understanding model decisions is essential. Decision trees also support learing in diverse applications lke medical diagnoses credit scoring. and traud detection.
Q2. Describe the proces5 of forward and back ward chaining in
propositional calculus. How are they used in logical agents for krowledge inference?
Forward Chaining:
Starts with known facts and applies inference rules to
derive new facts until reaching the goal.
lt's a data-driven appro3ch where each rule whose premises
are true leads to the addition of its conclusion to the krowledge base. Backward Chaining:
Begins with the goal and works backward. attempting to find
Supporting facts.
This goal-driven approach checks if the goal can be satisfied
by fraing rules that support it andreoursively verifes cach premise.
|Use in Logical Agents: Logical agents use these chaining
Imethods to perform automated reasoning: Forward Chaining: Usetul tor situations where we have a set of known facts and aim to explore potential outcomes (eg. diagnosis systerms). Backward Chaining: Used when there is a specific goal to prove or disprove based on the knowledge base,like inexpert systems.