5.6 - Feature Scaling
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Practice Questions
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What is feature scaling?
💡 Hint: Think about adjusting the values of input features.
What is normalization?
💡 Hint: It involves adjusting the values to a certain range.
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What is the main purpose of feature scaling?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when features have different scales.
True or False: Normalization adjusts values to have a mean of 0.
💡 Hint: Remember what normalization specifically aims for.
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A dataset contains ages ranging from 18 to 80 and income ranging from 20000 to 120000. Apply normalization and standardization using Python.
💡 Hint: Don’t forget to fit scalers on the training set before transforming.
Discuss a scenario where normalization might skew results, and why standardization would be a better choice.
💡 Hint: Consider how extreme values influence scaling results.
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