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Data preprocessing is a crucial step in data science that ensures raw data is transformed into a clean and structured format before being fed into machine learning models. Proper preprocessing enhances model accuracy and efficiency. Here are some common techniques:
Handling Missing Data – Datasets often contain missing values that can affect model performance. Techniques like imputation (mean, median, mode) or removing missing values help address this issue.
Data Cleaning – This involves correcting inconsistencies, removing duplicates, and fixing errors to ensure data quality. Standardization of formats and correcting typos are part of this process.
Data Transformation – Converting data into a suitable format involves normalization (scaling values between 0 and 1) and standardization (scaling to have a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1). This ensures numerical stability in models.
Feature Engineering – Creating new features from existing ones can improve model accuracy. Feature extraction, selection, and construction help in reducing dimensionality and improving interpretability.
Handling Categorical Data – Machine learning models require numerical input. Encoding techniques like One-Hot Encoding and Label Encoding convert categorical data into numerical values.
Outlier Detection and Treatment – Outliers can skew model performance. Techniques such as the Z-score method, IQR (Interquartile Range), and transformation methods help in handling them.
Text and Image Preprocessing – For NLP, text is cleaned through tokenization, stemming, lemmatization, and removing stopwords. Image preprocessing includes resizing, normalization, and augmentation.
Data Splitting – Data is split into training, validation, and test sets to ensure unbiased model evaluation. The typical split is 70-80% for training and 20-30% for testing.
Mastering these preprocessing techniques is essential for anyone pursuing a data science and machine learning certification.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by The Medical Treasure
The Medical Treasure | Sciencx (2025-04-09T00:03:18+00:00) What are common techniques for data preprocessing?. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/04/09/what-are-common-techniques-for-data-preprocessing/
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