Practice Encoding Categorical Features (1.4.5) - ML Fundamentals & Data Preparation
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Encoding Categorical Features

Practice - Encoding Categorical Features

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is One-Hot Encoding?

💡 Hint: Think of it as turning categories into 0s and 1s.

Question 2 Easy

What does Label Encoding do?

💡 Hint: Consider it a way to give each category a rank.

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Question 1

What is One-Hot Encoding?

A method to combine features
Converts categorical data into binary values
Assigns numerical values to categories

💡 Hint: Think about how categories are represented in matrices.

Question 2

True or False: Label Encoding can imply an artificial order in nominal data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the difference between nominal and ordinal data.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a dataset with a feature 'City' that includes 'New York', 'Los Angeles', and 'Chicago', apply One-Hot Encoding and explain the implications for model interpretation.

💡 Hint: Visualize how each city needs to be treated distinctly in a model.

Challenge 2 Hard

You have a dataset containing 'Size' with values 'Small', 'Medium', and 'Large'. How would you encode this using Label Encoding, and what might be the drawback?

💡 Hint: Consider how each size might not truly indicate a rank.

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