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User-based Collaborative Filtering

11.2.2.a - User-based Collaborative Filtering

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Question 1 Easy

What is user-based collaborative filtering?

💡 Hint: Think about how friends might recommend movies to each other.

Question 2 Easy

What is the cold start problem?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when someone joins a new platform.

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Question 1

What does user-based collaborative filtering rely on?

Item features
User preferences of similar users
User demographics

💡 Hint: Think about whose opinions are most influential in recommendations.

Question 2

True or False: User-based collaborative filtering requires that the items have detailed feature data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider if features play a role in recommendations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Propose a mixed strategy to handle the cold start problem for a new social media platform aiming to recommend posts effectively.

💡 Hint: Consider how existing platforms onboard new users.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the impact of sparse data on user-based collaborative filtering performance. Discuss potential solutions.

💡 Hint: Think creatively about overcoming data gaps.

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