Sample Exam Question
CS454, Summer 2009



The following table shows the ratings of item xi by user uj. Use the algorithm proposed in [ResnickISBR94] to predict the rating of item x3 by user u2. To receive any credit at all, you must show the intermediate steps of the calculation.


u1 u2 u3 u4
x1 1 2 2 3
x2
3 5
x3 2 ? 3 4
x4 4 3
3
x5
5
1