Exercise:PCA and Whitening

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(Step 5: ZCA whitening)
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==== Step 1a: Implement PCA ====
==== Step 1a: Implement PCA ====
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In this step, you will implement PCA to obtain <math>x_{\rm rot}</math>, the matrix in which the data is "rotated" to the basis comprising the principal components (i.e. the eigenbasis of <math>\Sigma</math>). Note that in this part of the exercise, you should ''not'' whiten the data.
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In this step, you will implement PCA to obtain <math>x_{\rm rot}</math>, the matrix in which the data is "rotated" to the basis comprising the principal components (i.e. the eigenvectors of <math>\Sigma</math>). Note that in this part of the exercise, you should ''not'' whiten the data.
==== Step 1b: Check covariance ====
==== Step 1b: Check covariance ====

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