How does the choice of k affect a KNN classifier?

A very small k (like k=1) makes the model sensitive to noise and outliers (overfitting), while a very large k oversmooths the boundary and can misclassify small minority classes (underfitting).

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Class XIASSEB-527Unit 7: Supervised Algorithms

Unit 7: Supervised Algorithms

Master official ASSEB Class XI AI Unit 7: Linear Regression, Support Vector Machines (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), model training, cross-validation, and loss functions.

Theory: 5 Marks

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Practical: 8 Marks

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Learning Outcomes

Learn the mathematical and computational principles of Supervised Learning.
Implement continuous prediction models using Linear Regression from scratch.
Implement discrete classification models using K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) and Support Vector Machines (SVM).
Master model evaluation metrics: cross-validation, loss functions, overfitting (high variance) vs underfitting (high bias), and regularization.

Board Exam Scoring Tips

In 5-mark long answer questions, clearly contrast Linear Regression (continuous targets) with Logistic Regression / KNN (categorical labels).
State the formula for Euclidean distance between two points in 2D space: d = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2).

Key Takeaways

Supervised learning pairs each training feature vector X with a known ground truth label y.
Linear regression fits an optimal hyperplane minimizing the sum of squared residuals.
K-Nearest Neighbors is an instance-based algorithm that classifies a test point by taking the majority vote among its k nearest Euclidean neighbors.
Overfitting occurs when a model memorizes training noise and fails to generalize to unseen test records.

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