Data Transformation in R for Modelling

Which type of data transformation is most suitable for numerical variables?

What is one common method used for normalization?

Which type of data transformation can be created from categorical attributes?

Why is normalization important for certain algorithms like distance-based classifiers?

What is another term for standardization mentioned in the text?

Which data transformation helps in adjusting values for differing level and spread of data?

What is the purpose of min-max normalization?

How are z-score values calculated?

What does a z-score of 0 indicate for a data point?

In data preprocessing using 'caret', what method is employed for z-score scaling?

In min-max normalization, why are values subtracted from the mean?

What is a characteristic of normalized values after min-max normalization?

Data Transformation

Data transformation is the process of converting data from one format to another, making it suitable for modeling.
Three common data transformations are normalization, logarithmic transformation, and creating dummy variables.

Normalization

Normalization helps prevent attributes with large ranges from outweighing attributes with small ranges.
Common methods of normalization include min-max normalization and z-score normalization.
Min-max normalization: x = (x - x_min) / (x_max - x_min)
Z-score normalization: x = (x - x̄) / s
Normalization adjusts values for differing levels and spreads, with normalized values calculated by subtracting a given level from the original values and dividing by some measure of spread.
Normalized values lie between 0 and 1, or have a mean of 0 in the case of z-score normalization.

Normalization Example

An example of normalization is transforming age values using min-max transformation and z-scores.
Min-max transformation maps the minimum age (28) to 0 and the maximum age (66) to 1.
Z-scores have a mean of 0, with values greater than the average age mapped to positive values.

Normalization in R

The preProcess() function in the caret package implements various data processing and transformation methods, including normalization.
The function uses "range" as the method for min-max normalization or z-score scaling when using "center" and "scale" as input method parameters.
The function creates a model that needs to be applied to the data using the predict() function.

Learn about the process of converting data into a more suitable format for modeling in R. This presentation covers common data transformations and their implementation. Explore different types of data transformations to enhance your modeling skills.