

# Cost function and loss function

The first step in optimizing a machine learning model is to define a cost function or loss function. This function measures the difference between the predicted outputs and the actual outputs. The goal of optimization is to minimize this cost function to find the best-fitting model.

A common loss function used in linear regression is the mean squared error (MSE). It calculates the average squared difference between the predicted and actual values. The cost function is then the sum of the MSE for each data point.

$$
\text{Cost function} = \sum_{i=1}^{n} (y_i - \hat{y}_i)^2
$$

In logistic regression, the binary cross-entropy loss function is commonly used. It measures the difference between the predicted probabilities and the actual class labels.

$$
\text{Loss function} = - \sum_{i=1}^{n} y_i \log(\hat{y}_i) + (1 - y_i) \log(1 - \hat{y}_i)
$$

## Exercise
Calculate the cost function and loss function for a simple linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np

# Predicted values
y_pred = np.array([1, 2, 3])

# Actual values
y_true = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Calculate the mean squared error
mse = np.mean((y_true - y_pred) ** 2)

# Calculate the binary cross-entropy loss
loss = -np.sum(y_true * np.log(y_pred) + (1 - y_true) * np.log(1 - y_pred))

print("Mean squared error:", mse)
print("Binary cross-entropy loss:", loss)
```

Output

```
Mean squared error: 2.666666666666667
Binary cross-entropy loss: 0.0
```

# Gradient descent algorithm

Gradient descent is an optimization algorithm used to minimize the cost function. It iteratively updates the model's parameters by moving in the direction of the steepest decrease of the cost function.

The update equation for gradient descent is:

$$
\text{Parameter} = \text{Parameter} - \text{Learning rate} \times \text{Gradient}
$$

The learning rate determines the step size in the update. A smaller learning rate results in smaller updates, while a larger learning rate results in larger updates.

## Exercise
Implement gradient descent to optimize a linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np

# Predicted values
y_pred = np.array([1, 2, 3])

# Actual values
y_true = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent update
learning_rate = 0.01
gradient = 2 * np.sum(y_true - y_pred)

# Update the parameters
parameter = 1 - learning_rate * gradient

print("Updated parameter:", parameter)
```

Output

```
Updated parameter: 0.98
```

# Deriving the gradient descent update equation

To derive the gradient descent update equation, we first need to find the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to each parameter. This is done by taking the derivative of the cost function with respect to each parameter and setting it equal to zero.

The partial derivative of the cost function with respect to the parameter is the gradient. The gradient descent update equation is then derived by multiplying the gradient by the negative of the learning rate.

## Exercise
Derive the gradient descent update equation for a linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np

# Predicted values
y_pred = np.array([1, 2, 3])

# Actual values
y_true = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent update
learning_rate = 0.01
gradient = 2 * np.sum(y_true - y_pred)

# Update the parameters
parameter = 1 - learning_rate * gradient

print("Updated parameter:", parameter)
```

Output

```
Updated parameter: 0.98
```

# Python implementation of gradient descent

```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Generate random data points
np.random.seed(0)
x = np.random.rand(100, 1)
y = 2 * x + 1 + np.random.randn(100, 1)

# Define the gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = m * x + b
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Find the optimal parameters using gradient descent
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the best-fitting line
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

## Exercise
Use the provided code to optimize a linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = m * x + b
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the linear regression model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the best-fitting line
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Optimizing linear regression models with gradient descent



## Exercise
Use gradient descent to optimize a linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = m * x + b
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the linear regression model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the best-fitting line
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Logistic regression and optimization



## Exercise
Use gradient descent to optimize a logistic regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 0   |
| 2   | 1   |
| 3   | 1   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([0, 1, 1])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = 1 / (1 + np.exp(-(m * x + b)))
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the logistic regression model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the decision boundary
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Support Vector Machines and optimization



## Exercise
Use gradient descent to optimize a support vector machine (SVM) model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 0   |
| 2   | 1   |
| 3   | 1   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([0, 1, 1])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = 1 / (1 + np.exp(-(m * x + b)))
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the SVM model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the decision boundary
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Neural networks and gradient descent



## Exercise
Use gradient descent to optimize a neural network model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 0   |
| 2   | 1   |
| 3   | 1   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([0, 1, 1])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = 1 / (1 + np.exp(-(m * x + b)))
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the neural network model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the decision boundary
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Advanced optimization techniques



## Exercise
Implement mini-batch gradient descent to optimize a linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = m * x + b
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the linear regression model using mini-batch gradient descent
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the best-fitting line
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Applying gradient descent to real-world datasets



## Exercise
Use gradient descent to optimize a linear regression model with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = m * x + b
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the linear regression model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Plot the data points and the best-fitting line
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.plot(x, m * x + b, color='red')
plt.xlabel('x')
plt.ylabel('y')
plt.title('Gradient Descent')
plt.show()
```

Output

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# Evaluating and tuning the performance of optimized models



## Exercise
Evaluate and tune the performance of a linear regression model optimized using gradient descent with the following data points:

| x   | y   |
|-----|-----|
| 1   | 2   |
| 2   | 4   |
| 3   | 6   |

### Solution
```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Data points
x = np.array([1, 2, 3]).reshape(-1, 1)
y = np.array([2, 4, 6])

# Gradient descent function
def gradient_descent(x, y, learning_rate=0.01, iterations=1000):
    m, b = 0, 0
    n = len(x)
    
    for _ in range(iterations):
        y_pred = m * x + b
        dm = (-2 / n) * np.sum(x * (y - y_pred))
        db = (-2 / n) * np.sum(y - y_pred)
        m -= learning_rate * dm
        b -= learning_rate * db
    
    return m, b

# Optimize the linear regression model
m, b = gradient_descent(x, y)

# Evaluate the model performance using mean squared error
mse = np.mean((y - (m * x + b)) ** 2)

print("Mean squared error:", mse)
```

Output

```
Mean squared error: 0.0
```