Data Preprocessing for Effective Machine Learning Models

Author(s): Kuriko Iwai

Originally published on Towards AI.

A comprehensive guide on missing data imputation, feature scaling and encoding with practical examples

Machine learning models are powerful, but their effectiveness hinges on the quality of their training data.

This article emphasizes the significance of data preprocessing for machine learning models, discussing methods such as handling missing data, scaling numerical variables, and encoding categorical features. It highlights important techniques, including mean and median imputation, one-hot and label encoding, as well as various scaling methods suitable for different types of algorithms. Additionally, it covers when preprocessing may be unnecessary depending on the model used, wrapping up with a focus on practical applications and considerations for enhancing model performance and accuracy through thoughtful data preparation.

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