Practice Bellman Equation (2.2) - Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making

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Question 1.
What is the Bellman Equation used for?
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Think about decision-making and rewards.
Question 2.
What does 'V(s)' stand for?
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It's what you seek to maximize.
3Question 3.
What does 'V(s)' represent in the Bellman Equation?
- Action value
- State value
- Reward value
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It's what we want to know about the state.
4Question 4.
Is the discount factor (γ) always a value between 0 and 1?
- True
- False
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Consider the implications of valuing future rewards.
Question 5.
Using a hypothetical MDP with states S1, S2, and a series of actions, calculate the expected value of state S1 given specified transition probabilities and rewards.
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Break down rewards and transition probabilities carefully.
Question 6.
Discuss how the value function V(s) influences policy development in reinforcement learning.
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Think about the trade-off between exploration and exploitation.

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