5.8 - Feature Scaling
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Practice Questions
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What is normalization?
💡 Hint: Think of how values are limited to a specific range.
What is the primary goal of standardization?
💡 Hint: Consider the shape of a normal distribution.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of normalization in feature scaling?
💡 Hint: Think about how different features are represented numerically.
True or False: Standardization rescales data based on the maximum feature value.
💡 Hint: Remember how data is centered in statistical terms.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a dataset with 'Height in cm' and 'Weight in kg'. How would you decide whether to normalize or standardize this data before using it in a machine learning model?
💡 Hint: Consider ranges and distributions of the features.
Create a small dataset containing two features: Age and Salary. Demonstrate how to apply both normalization and standardization using code, explaining your steps.
💡 Hint: Ensure to use respective scaling libraries.
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