Exam Databricks-Machine-Learning-Associate Topic 2 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for Databricks's Databricks-Machine-Learning-Associate exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 2
A machine learning engineer would like to develop a linear regression model with Spark ML to predict the price of a hotel room. They are using the Spark DataFrame train_df to train the model.
The Spark DataFrame train_df has the following schema:

The machine learning engineer shares the following code block:

Which of the following changes does the machine learning engineer need to make to complete the task?

Suggested Answer: B Vote an answer

In Spark ML, the linear regression model expects the feature column to be a vector type. However, if the features column in the DataFrame train_df is not already in this format (such as being a column of type UDT or a non-vectorized type), the engineer needs to convert it to a vector column using a transformer like VectorAssembler. This is a critical step in preparing the data for modeling as Spark ML models require input features to be combined into a single vector column.
Reference
Spark MLlib documentation for LinearRegression: https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/ml-classification-regression.html#linear-regression

by Ella at Oct 15, 2025, 08:28 AM

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