Probability and Information Science
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
Exercise 4)
Describe in your own words a scenario in which the HITS (Hyperlink-Induced Topic Search) link analysis algorithm may perform better than the classic PageRank. Explain your answer and justify your conclusions.
Exercise 5)
During a safari, Ernst Hemingway spots the following animals: 1 lion, 1 elephant, 2 buffalos, 3 snakes, 3 gazelles, 3 hippos, 4 hyenas. According to Good Turing smoothing, what are Ernst’s chances to spot a zebra? What are his chances of spotting a hippo? Explain your answers. Explain the advantages of using Good Turing smoothing (or any other form of smoothing) and its inherent limitations.
Describe in your own words a scenario in which the HITS (Hyperlink-Induced Topic Search) link analysis algorithm may perform better than the classic PageRank. Explain your answer and justify your conclusions.
Exercise 5)
During a safari, Ernst Hemingway spots the following animals: 1 lion, 1 elephant, 2 buffalos, 3 snakes, 3 gazelles, 3 hippos, 4 hyenas. According to Good Turing smoothing, what are Ernst’s chances to spot a zebra? What are his chances of spotting a hippo? Explain your answers. Explain the advantages of using Good Turing smoothing (or any other form of smoothing) and its inherent limitations.