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Feature scaling

What does “Feature scaling” mean?

Feature scaling: Changing numerical features to comparable ranges so their raw units do not dominate certain algorithms.

Feature scaling visual guide: Changing numerical features to comparable ranges so their raw units do not dominate certain algorithms.
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What is an example of “Feature scaling”?

Scaling income and age lets a distance-based model use both.

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