Assignment 4
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
In the following multiple-choice questions, select the best answer.
1. Least Squares Estimation minimizes: (ANS a)
a. summation of squares of errors
b. summation of errors
c. summation of absolute values of errors
d. All
2. Parameter Estimation problem is about: (ANS c)
a. Identifying Input Parameters
b. Identifying Output Parameters
c. Identifying Model Parameters
d. All
3. Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation is achieved using: (ANS d)
a. Wind Tunnel Method
b. Flight Test Method
c. Using Geometrical detail of Aircraft
d. All
4. Neural Networks are complex ______________ with many parameters. (ANS can be both a and b)
a) Linear Functions
b) Nonlinear Functions
c) Discrete Functions
d) Exponential Functions
5. A 4-input neuron has weights 1, 2, 3 and 4. The transfer function is linear with the constant of proportionality
being equal to 2. The inputs are 4, 10, 5 and 20 respectively. The output will be: (ANS a)
a) 238
b) 76
c) 119
d) 123
6. In the case of an algebraic model for a straight line, if a value for the x variable is specified, then (ANS a)
a. the exact value of the response variable can be computed
b. the computed response to the independent value will always give a minimal residual
c. the computed value of y will always be the best estimate of the mean response
d. none of these alternatives is correct.
