AI-900 Question 87
Single answerA retail company wants to predict the total sales revenue for each of its stores based on factors such as customer traffic, store size, and marketing spend. Which type of machine learning scenario does this represent?
- A
Regression
- B
Classification
- C
Clustering
- D
Reinforcement learning
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
This is a regression scenario because the goal is to predict a continuous numerical value (total sales revenue) based on influencing factors. Regression models are suitable for tasks that involve predicting real-valued outputs.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Regression is used to predict continuous numerical values, such as total sales revenue, based on input features.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Classification is used for predicting categorical labels, such as 'high', 'medium', or 'low', which is not the case here.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Clustering is used for grouping data points into clusters based on similarity, not for predicting continuous numerical values.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Reinforcement learning involves training an agent to make sequential decisions, typically not used for predicting continuous numerical outcomes.