5.2 - Measuring Edit Distance
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Practice Questions
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What are the three types of edit operations?
💡 Hint: Think about the ways you can change a word.
How is edit distance calculated?
💡 Hint: Remember the three main operations involved.
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What operations are used in calculating edit distance?
💡 Hint: Consider all the ways you can change a character.
Levenshtein distance is related to which of the following fields?
💡 Hint: Think about where we might compare strings.
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Calculate the edit distance between the words 'exponential' and 'polynomial', detailing each step and operation used.
💡 Hint: Begin by identifying any matching segments.
In what scenarios would you use edit distance in data cleaning or preprocessing?
💡 Hint: Think about where textual information needs refining or errors corrected.
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