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One-hot encoding

What does “One-hot encoding” mean?

One-hot encoding: Representing a category with a separate binary indicator for each possible value.

One-hot encoding visual guide: Representing a category with a separate binary indicator for each possible value.
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What is an example of “One-hot encoding”?

Three delivery regions become three yes-or-no columns.

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