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Encoding categorical variables into numericPhoto by Pop & Zebra on UnsplashA machine learning algorithm needs to be able to understand the data it receives. For example, categories such as “small”, “medium”, and “large” need to be converted into numbers. To solve that, we can for example convert them into numeric labels with “1” for small, “2” for medium, and “3” for large.But is it really the best way?There are plenty of methods to encode categorical variables into numeric and each method comes with its own…

The writer Anthony Horowitz has said he is “still waiting to see the benefit” of Brexit and criticised Boris Johnson’s government, despite having previously called himself a Conservative.Speaking at the Hay festival, the author of the Alex Rider novels said he had been “already moving more to the left” before the 2016 referendum, but that Britain’s decision to leave the EU made him “very personally upset”.Meanwhile, his 31-year-old son, Cass, a special adviser to the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has moved much further to the…

Combine feature extraction, similarity measure, and nearest neighbor graphExample of a k-nearest neighbor graph (image by author)When you start working on a dataset that consists of pictures, you’ll probably be asked such questions as: can you check if the pictures are good? Is there any anomaly? A quick-and-dirty solution would be to manually look at the data one by one and try to sort them out, but that might be tedious work depending on how many pictures you get.For example, in manufacturing, you could get a sample…

From a feature engineering perspectivefeature engineering with histogram for machine learning (image by author)Feature engineering is the process of using domain knowledge to create features that make machine learning algorithms work better. This is a crucial part of applied machine learning and is often the difference between successful and unsuccessful projects.On the other hand, histograms are known as one of the first steps to data preprocessing. It is an essential step for data exploration with simple basics: it…

Hollywood actor and filmmaker Anthony Hopkins, who is a two time Oscar winner, is all set to portray Sigmund Freud in a new project launched in the Cannes market. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project, titled `Freud`s Last Session`, has been shopped in Cannes by WestEnd Films and CAA Media Finance. It`s being directed by Matthew Brown from a script by Mark St. Germain that has been adapted from his play of the same title. Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, `Freud`s Last Session` sees…

Miss Universe contestant and soon to be bride of singer Marc Anthony, Nadia Ferreira took to her Instagram on Friday, May 13, to announce their big engagement. She shared a picture of her enormous diamond ring and wrote, “Engagement partyyyyy!!! @marcanthony.” The couple made their relationship official on Instagram in March. Ferreira also shared clips from their little getaway to Miami just hours before the announcement where the couple could be seen celebrating their engagement by toasting with champagne in a luxury…

Actor Daniel Craig as James Bond. The book is scheduled be published on May 31 in the UK and in the fall in the US.A prequel to Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel Casino Royale is being penned by Anthony Horowitz, with a May release slated in the UK. Horowitz's Forever and a Day will follow up his previous 007 effort, 2015's Trigger Mortis. He is likewise author of the highly popular 'Alex Rider' spy series for kids. Forever and a Day uses original material from Fleming and is said to explore the origins of the…

Chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain arrives at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File PhotoTo be published by publishing imprint Ecco, The Oral Biography will be a compilation of stories shared by his closest friends.An authorized biography of the late Anthony Bourdain is in the works and set to hit bookshelves next fall. To be published by publishing imprint Ecco, The Oral Biography will be a compilation of stories shared…