What is a 'hyperparameter' in machine learning?

Quiz Options

• A type of data variable
• A parameter whose value is set before the learning process begins and cannot be learned from data
• The output of a machine learning model
• The accuracy score of a model

Explanation & Context

Hyperparameters are configuration variables that control the learning process of a machine learning model; they are external to the model and cannot be learned from the data itself.