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Hybrid Methods

11.2.3 - Hybrid Methods

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Question 1 Easy

What is a hybrid method in recommender systems?

💡 Hint: Think about combining different filtering techniques.

Question 2 Easy

Name an advantage of hybrid methods.

💡 Hint: How do they address limitations?

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Question 1

What do hybrid methods in recommender systems typically involve?

Only content-based filtering
Only collaborative filtering
Both content-based and collaborative filtering

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of hybrid methods.

Question 2

True or False: Hybrid methods help with cold-start problems.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the challenges faced by new recommendations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a hypothetical hybrid recommender system for a streaming service. What traits from both content-based and collaborative filtering would you include?

💡 Hint: Think about how combining these traits can provide the best user experience.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critique the potential downsides of implementing hybrid methods in a data-heavy environment. What might be some data management challenges?

💡 Hint: Consider how data scaling impacts performance.

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