Parameters

Learn about machine learning models' parameters, hyperparameters, and their importance.

Parametric model

Parametric models are functions defined by a fixed set of parameters in machine learning. These are assumed to be able to approximate the underlying pattern of the data. By adjusting the values of the parameters during the training process, these models can learn to fit the data and make accurate predictions on new inputs. Consider this function: f(x1,x2)=2x13x2+7f(x_1,x_2)=2x_1-3x_2+7 with inputs x1x_1 and x2x_2. This function is an instance of a class of functions of the form fw1,w2,w0(x1,x2)=w1x1+w2x2+w0f_{w_1,w_2,w_0}(x_1,x_2)=w_1x_1+w_2x_2+w_0, where w1=2,w2=3w_1=2,w_2=-3, and w0=7w_0=7. Here, w1,w2w_1,w_2, and w0w_0 are the parameters, also known as weights, and any choice of these parameters results in an instance from the function class. Notice that the function f(x1,x2)=2x13x2+7f(x_1,x_2)=2x_1-3x_2+7 ...