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Cracking the Data Science Interview

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Product type Book
Published in Feb 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781805120506
Pages 404 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Leondra R. Gonzalez Leondra R. Gonzalez
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Aaren Stubberfield Aaren Stubberfield
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: Breaking into the Data Science Field
2. Chapter 1: Exploring Today’s Modern Data Science Landscape 3. Chapter 2: Finding a Job in Data Science 4. Part 2: Manipulating and Managing Data
5. Chapter 3: Programming with Python 6. Chapter 4: Visualizing Data and Data Storytelling 7. Chapter 5: Querying Databases with SQL 8. Chapter 6: Scripting with Shell and Bash Commands in Linux 9. Chapter 7: Using Git for Version Control 10. Part 3: Exploring Artificial Intelligence
11. Chapter 8: Mining Data with Probability and Statistics 12. Chapter 9: Understanding Feature Engineering and Preparing Data for Modeling 13. Chapter 10: Mastering Machine Learning Concepts 14. Chapter 11: Building Networks with Deep Learning 15. Chapter 12: Implementing Machine Learning Solutions with MLOps 16. Part 4: Getting the Job
17. Chapter 13: Mastering the Interview Rounds 18. Chapter 14: Negotiating Compensation 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding feature engineering

Feature engineering is a transformative process in data science that holds the key to unlocking the full potential of machine learning algorithms. As data scientists, we are tasked with analyzing the raw data and crafting new and informative representations of that data. Feature engineering involves selecting, transforming, and creating features that best capture the underlying patterns and relationships within data. By delving deep into the domain knowledge and leveraging our creativity, we can engineer features that amplify the predictive power of our models, improve accuracy, and enable better generalization of new data.

This section looks at the art and science of feature engineering, exploring a myriad of techniques and methodologies to extract meaningful insights from data and empower our machine learning algorithms to make informed and intelligent decisions.

Note

In this section, we will use Pandas for our feature engineering process...

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