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+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import warnings
+from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
+warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
+
+#reproducibility
+np.random.seed(2)
+
+#__________________________________________________________________________________
+#Task 1
+#1.1
+def generate_data(n_samples=100, noise_std=1.0):
+    """Generates synthetic data with noise"""
+    # generate x values uniformly in [0, 10]
+    x = np.linspace(0, 10, n_samples)
+    
+    #y values without noise
+    y_clean = np.log(x + 1) * np.cos(x) + np.sin(2*x)
+    
+    #noise
+    noise = np.random.normal(0, noise_std, n_samples)
+    y_noisy = y_clean + noise
+    
+    return x, y_clean, y_noisy
+
+# generate data
+x, y_clean, y_noisy = generate_data(100)
+
+# Plot clean and noisy data
+plt.plot(x, y_clean, 'b-', label='Clean Data', linewidth=2)
+plt.plot(x, y_noisy, 'ro', label='Noisy Data', alpha=0.6, markersize=4)
+plt.xlabel('x')
+plt.ylabel('y')
+plt.title('Clean vs Noisy Data')
+plt.legend()
+plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+plt.show()
+
+
+#__________________________________________________________________________________
+#1.2
+def gaussian_basis(x, mu, sigma=1.0):
+    """Gaussian basis function"""
+    return np.exp(-(x - mu)**2 / sigma**2)
+
+def gaussian_features(x, D, sigma=1.0):
+    """Create Gaussian basis features"""
+    if D == 0:
+        return np.ones((len(x), 1))  
+    
+    x_min, x_max = np.min(x), np.max(x)
+
+    if D == 1:
+        mu_i = np.array([(x_min + x_max) / 2])  
+    else:
+        mu_i = x_min + (x_max - x_min) / (D - 1) * np.arange(D)
+    
+    features = np.ones((len(x), D + 1))  # with bias term
+    
+    for i, mu in enumerate(mu_i):
+        features[:, i+1] = gaussian_basis(x, mu, sigma).flatten() 
+    
+    return features
+
+
+# Plot Gaussian basis functions for different D values
+D_values_to_plot = [5, 15, 30,45]
+x_plot = np.linspace(0, 10, 200)
+
+plt.figure(figsize=(15, 4))
+
+for i, D in enumerate(D_values_to_plot, 1):
+    plt.subplot(1, 4, i)
+    
+    # Calculate means
+    x_min, x_max = np.min(x_plot), np.max(x_plot)
+    mu_i = x_min + (x_max - x_min) / (D - 1) * np.arange(D)
+    
+    # Plot each Gaussian basis
+    for mu in mu_i:
+        phi = gaussian_basis(x_plot, mu)
+        plt.plot(x_plot, phi, alpha=0.7)
+    
+    plt.title(f'Gaussian Basis Functions (D={D})')
+    plt.xlabel('x')
+    plt.ylabel('$\phi(x)$')
+    plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+
+plt.tight_layout()
+plt.show()
+
+#__________________________________________________________________________________
+#1.3 Model fitting
+#for now I used the whole data but idk we that's what they asked for that part
+class GaussianRegression:
+    """Linear Regression with Gaussian Basis Functions"""
+    
+    def __init__(self, sigma=1.0):
+        self.sigma = sigma
+        self.w = None
+        self.D = None
+    
+    def fit(self, x, y, D):
+        # Store D for later use in predict
+        self.D = D
+        # create features for training and fit using least squares
+        X = gaussian_features(x, D, self.sigma)
+        #self.w = np.linalg.lstsq(X, y, rcond=None)[0]
+        self.w = np.linalg.pinv(X.T @ X) @ (X.T @ y)
+        
+        return self
+    
+
+    def predict(self, x):
+        # create features for prediction and predict
+        X = gaussian_features(x, self.D, self.sigma)
+        yh = X @ self.w
+        
+        return yh
+    
+    
+
+def true_function(x):
+    return np.log(x + 1) * np.cos(x) + np.sin(2*x)
+
+# fit models with different numbers of basis functions and plot
+D_values = [0, 5, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, 45]
+x_plot = np.linspace(0, 10, 300) 
+
+plt.figure(figsize=(20, 8))
+
+for i, D in enumerate(D_values):
+    plt.subplot(2, 5, i+1)
+
+    # Create new model for each D value, fit and get predictions 
+    model = GaussianRegression(sigma=1.0)
+    model.fit(x, y_noisy, D)
+    y_hat = model.predict(x_plot)
+    
+    # Ensure y_hat is 1D and has same length as x_plot
+    y_hat = y_hat.flatten() if y_hat.ndim > 1 else y_hat
+    
+    # Plot
+    plt.plot(x_plot, true_function(x_plot), 'b-', label='True Function', linewidth=2, alpha=0.7)
+    plt.plot(x, y_noisy, 'ro', label='Noisy Data', alpha=0.4, markersize=3)
+    plt.plot(x_plot, y_hat, 'g-', label=f'Fitted (D={D})', linewidth=2)
+    
+    plt.ylim(-6, 6)
+    plt.title(f'D = {D}')
+    plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+    plt.legend(fontsize=8)
+
+    # x and y labels
+    if i % 3 == 0:  
+        plt.ylabel('y')
+    if i >= 9:  
+        plt.xlabel('x')
+
+plt.tight_layout()
+plt.show()
+
+#__________________________________________________________________________________
+#1.4 Model Selection
+
+# Split the data into training and validation sets 
+x_train, x_val, y_train, y_val = train_test_split(x, y_noisy, test_size=0.3, random_state=100)
+
+# range of basis functions to test
+D_values = list(range(0, 46))  # 0 to 45
+
+# Initialize arrays to store errors
+train_sse = []
+val_sse = []
+
+
+# For each number of basis functions
+for D in D_values:
+    # Create and fit the model
+    model = GaussianRegression(sigma=1.0)
+    model.fit(x_train, y_train, D)
+    
+    # predict on training and validation set
+    yh_train = model.predict(x_train)
+    yh_val = model.predict(x_val)
+    
+    # compute SSE
+    sse_train = np.sum((y_train - yh_train)**2)
+    sse_val = np.sum((y_val - yh_val)**2)
+    
+    train_sse.append(sse_train)
+    val_sse.append(sse_val)
+    
+    print(f"D={D}: Train SSE={sse_train:.0f}, Val SSE={sse_val:.0f}")
+
+
+optimal_D = D_values[int(np.argmin(val_sse))]
+print(f"Optimal D on single split = {optimal_D}")
+#optimal_sse = np.min(val_sse)
+#MAYBE CAN ADD A MANUAL LOWER BOUND 
+
+
+# Plot training and validation SSE vs D for this single split
+plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))
+plt.plot(D_values, train_sse, 'b-', label='Train SSE', linewidth=2, marker='o', markersize=4)
+plt.plot(D_values, val_sse, 'r-', label='Validation SSE', linewidth=2, marker='s', markersize=4)
+plt.axvline(x=optimal_D, color='g', linestyle='--', label=f'Optimal D = {optimal_D}')
+#plt.scatter([optimal_D], [val_sse[optimal_D]], label=f"Opt D = {optimal_D}", zorder=5)
+plt.xlabel('Number of Gaussian bases (D)')
+plt.ylabel('Sum of Squared Errors (SSE)')
+plt.title('Train and Validation SSE vs D (single split)')
+plt.legend()
+plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+plt.yscale('log') 
+plt.show()
+
+
+# plot optimal model fit
+plt.figure(figsize=(10, 4))
+optimal_model = GaussianRegression(sigma=1.0)
+yh_opt = optimal_model.fit(x_train, y_train, optimal_D)
+yh_opt = optimal_model.predict(x_plot)
+
+plt.plot(x_plot, true_function(x_plot), 'b-', label='True Function', linewidth=2)
+plt.plot(x_train, y_train, 'bo', label='Training Data', alpha=0.6, markersize=4)
+plt.plot(x_val, y_val, 'ro', label='Validation Data', alpha=0.6, markersize=4)
+plt.plot(x_plot, yh_opt, 'g-', label=f'Optimal Model (D={optimal_D})', linewidth=2)
+plt.ylim(-6, 6)
+plt.title(f'Optimal Model with {optimal_D} Gaussian Basis Functions')
+plt.ylabel('y')
+plt.legend()
+plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+
+plt.tight_layout()
+plt.show()
+
+#__________________________________________________________________________________
+#2. Bias-Variance Tradeoff with Multiple Fits
+#sigma = (x.max() - x.min()) / D
+
+n_repetitions = 10
+D_values = [0, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45]
+x = np.linspace(0, 10, 300)
+
+# Initialize arrays to store results
+train_errs = np.zeros((n_repetitions, len(D_values)))
+test_errs = np.zeros((n_repetitions, len(D_values)))
+predictions = np.zeros((n_repetitions, len(D_values), len(x)))
+
+for rep in range(n_repetitions):
+    #create new dataset
+    x_data, y_true, y_data = generate_data(100, noise_std=1.0)
+    
+    # split into train and test
+    x_train, x_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(x_data, y_data, test_size=0.3, random_state=rep)
+
+    for D_i, D in enumerate(D_values):
+        # fit model
+        model = GaussianRegression(sigma=1.0)
+        model.fit(x_train, y_train, D) 
+
+        # predict on both sets 
+        yh_train = model.predict(x_train)  
+        yh_test = model.predict(x_test)    
+        
+        # compute and store errors (MSE)
+        train_err = np.mean((y_train - yh_train)**2)
+        test_err = np.mean((y_test - yh_test)**2)
+        
+        train_errs[rep, D_i] = train_err
+        test_errs[rep, D_i] = test_err
+
+        # predict for visualization
+        yh_cont = model.predict(x)
+        predictions[rep, D_i, :] = yh_cont
+
+
+# Plot 1: fitted models on the same plot, bias-variance tradeoff visualization
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 5, figsize=(25, 10))
+axes = axes.flatten()
+
+for D_i, D in enumerate(D_values):
+    ax = axes[D_i]
+    
+    # plot individual fits
+    for rep in range(n_repetitions):
+        if train_errs[rep, D_i] != np.inf:
+            ax.plot(x, predictions[rep, D_i, :], color='green', alpha=0.3, linewidth=1)
+    
+    # plot true function
+    ax.plot(x, true_function(x), 'b-', linewidth=3, label='True Function')
+    
+    #plot average prediction
+    valid_predictions = [predictions[rep, D_i, :] 
+                        for rep in range(n_repetitions) 
+                        if train_errs[rep, D_i] != np.inf]
+    
+    if valid_predictions:
+        avg_prediction = np.mean(valid_predictions, axis=0)
+        ax.plot(x, avg_prediction, 'r-', linewidth=2, label='Average Prediction')
+    
+    ax.set_title(f'D = {D} Gaussian Bases')
+    ax.set_xlabel('x')
+    ax.set_ylabel('y')
+    ax.set_ylim(-4, 4)
+    ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+    
+    if D_i == 0:
+        ax.legend()
+
+plt.tight_layout()
+plt.suptitle('Bias-Variance tradeoff with 10 different fits', 
+             fontsize=16, y=1.02)
+plt.show()
+
+
+# Plot 2: average training and test errors
+plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))
+
+# Compute mean and std
+avg_train_errors = np.mean(train_errs, axis=0)
+avg_test_errors = np.mean(test_errs, axis=0)
+std_train_errors = np.std(train_errs, axis=0)
+std_test_errors = np.std(test_errs, axis=0)
+
+
+# Plot with error bars
+plt.errorbar(D_values, avg_train_errors, yerr=std_train_errors, label='Average Training Error', marker='o', capsize=5, linewidth=2)
+plt.errorbar(D_values, avg_test_errors, yerr=std_test_errors, label='Average Test Error', marker='s', capsize=5, linewidth=2)
+
+plt.xlabel('Number of Gaussian Basis Functions (D)')
+plt.ylabel('Mean Squared Error')
+plt.title('Average Training and Test Errors Across 10 Repetitions')
+plt.legend()
+plt.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+plt.yscale('log')
+plt.xticks(D_values)
+plt.show()
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