2.3.5 - Label Encoding
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Practice Questions
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What is label encoding?
💡 Hint: Think about how machines understand data.
Is label encoding suitable for nominal data?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens with ordered categories.
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What does label encoding do?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of data in machine learning.
Is label encoding suitable for nominal data?
💡 Hint: Remember the difference between ordinal and nominal.
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You have a dataset containing categorical variable 'Education' with values 'High School', 'Bachelor', and 'Master'. Discuss how you would apply label encoding here and explain the reasoning behind your approach.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of the educational levels on future processes.
Suppose you're given a dataset with a nominal variable 'Color' that includes 'Red', 'Blue', and 'Green'. What would be the challenges of applying label encoding here, and how could that affect your model?
💡 Hint: Think about how categories relate (or don’t relate) to each other.
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