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In the context of the text, what type of attributes are most often used in transaction data?
In the context of the text, what type of attributes are most often used in transaction data?
How can a data object in a collection of data with the same fixed set of numeric variables be represented?
How can a data object in a collection of data with the same fixed set of numeric variables be represented?
What is the matrix called that represents the collection of data objects with a fixed set of numeric variables?
What is the matrix called that represents the collection of data objects with a fixed set of numeric variables?
What kind of transformation can be applied to a data matrix due to its numeric variables?
What kind of transformation can be applied to a data matrix due to its numeric variables?
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Which term describes a set of data objects interpreted as an m by n matrix?
Which term describes a set of data objects interpreted as an m by n matrix?
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What do binary attributes in transaction data typically indicate?
What do binary attributes in transaction data typically indicate?
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What is another term for asymmetric attributes in a data set?
What is another term for asymmetric attributes in a data set?
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In the context of a data matrix, what do the rows represent?
In the context of a data matrix, what do the rows represent?
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What type of data is associated with market basket analysis?
What type of data is associated with market basket analysis?
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How are transaction data sets typically represented?
How are transaction data sets typically represented?
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What distinguishes binary attributes from other types of attributes?
What distinguishes binary attributes from other types of attributes?
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Which term is often used interchangeably with 'features' in the context of data analysis?
Which term is often used interchangeably with 'features' in the context of data analysis?
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Which of the following best describes a binary variable?
Which of the following best describes a binary variable?
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In the context of asymmetric binary variables, what is an example of an equally valuable symmetric binary variable?
In the context of asymmetric binary variables, what is an example of an equally valuable symmetric binary variable?
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Consider the binary attribute 'smoker'. What does the value 1 typically indicate?
Consider the binary attribute 'smoker'. What does the value 1 typically indicate?
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How is a symmetric binary variable defined?
How is a symmetric binary variable defined?
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Which term is used for binary variables when the two states correspond to true and false?
Which term is used for binary variables when the two states correspond to true and false?
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When a binary variable is asymmetric, what does it imply about the importance of its outcomes?
When a binary variable is asymmetric, what does it imply about the importance of its outcomes?
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Study Notes
Data Objects and Attributes
- A data object is an observation, record, point, case, sample, entity, or instance, with multiple attributes that describe it.
- An attribute is a property or characteristic of an object, also known as a variable, field, characteristic, dimension, or feature.
Types of Attributes/Variables
- Discrete attributes can only take on specific values, while continuous attributes can take on any value within a range.
- Examples of discrete attributes: binary variables, number of items purchased.
- Examples of continuous attributes: temperature, height, weight.
Data Matrix
- A data matrix is a table where each row represents an object, and each column represents a variable or attribute.
- The data matrix is a variation of record data, and standard matrix operations can be applied to transform and manipulate the data.
Binary Variables
- Binary variables are nominal variables with only two categories or states: 0 or 1.
- Examples of binary variables: smoker (yes/no), medical test result (positive/negative), gender (male/female).
- Binary variables can be symmetric (equally valuable outcomes) or asymmetric (outcomes with different importance).
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Test your knowledge on continuous variables which can take on an infinite number of possibilities, and binary variables which have only two categories. Learn about properties of binary variables, such as the Boolean representation of true and false.
