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Data [[normalization]] in [[machine learning]] is a critical preprocessing step that helps boost the performance of many [[algorithm]]s. Normalization involves scaling data to a specified range or distribution to reduce the impact of differences in scale or units of [[feature]]s. | Data [[normalization]] in [[machine learning]] is a critical preprocessing step that helps boost the performance of many [[algorithm]]s. Normalization involves scaling data to a specified range or distribution to reduce the impact of differences in scale or units of [[feature]]s. | ||
==Example== | ==Simple Example== | ||
A [[feature]] with the mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100. | A [[feature]] with the mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100. | ||
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#These values correspond to Z-scores for each data point. | #These values correspond to Z-scores for each data point. | ||
==Example== | ==Real-life Example== | ||
Let us assume we have a dataset with two features, height (in cm) and weight (in kg), that we would like to apply Z-score normalization to. The data values for these features can be seen in the following table: | Let us assume we have a dataset with two features, height (in cm) and weight (in kg), that we would like to apply Z-score normalization to. The data values for these features can be seen in the following table: | ||
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By applying the formula for Z-score normalization to each data value in our dataset, we can calculate Z-scores individually. The results are displayed in the following table: | By applying the formula for Z-score normalization to each data value in our dataset, we can calculate Z-scores individually. The results are displayed in the following table: | ||
Height (cm) | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| 1. | ! Height (cm) Z-score | ||
| -1. | ! Weight (kg) Z-score | ||
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| 1.27807 || 1.30781 | |||
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| -1.46065 || -0.71457 | |||
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==Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)== | ==Explain Like I'm 5 (ELI5)== | ||