Practice Chapter Summary - 5.9 | Data Cleaning and Preprocessing | Data Science Basic
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Question 1 Easy

What does data cleaning entail?

💡 Hint: Think about why we need to prepare data.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of handling missing data?

💡 Hint: Consider what missing values can cause.

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Question 1

What does data cleaning ensure?

Data completeness
Consistency in data
All of the above

💡 Hint: Consider the main goals of data cleaning.

Question 2

True or False: Normalization transforms data into a range from 0 to 1.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how the extremes of the data are affected.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a dataset with significant missing values in multiple columns, outline a strategy to address missing data efficiently while retaining the dataset’s integrity.

💡 Hint: Think about how much missing data is acceptable and how best to preserve data utility.

Challenge 2 Hard

You are modeling income data that has extreme outliers. Describe the steps you would take to handle these outliers before proceeding with the analysis.

💡 Hint: Consider both numerical results and visual assessments.

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