The Best Methods for One-Hot Encoding Your Data

Data Preparation

OneHotEncoder vs get_dummies vs to_categorical

Pre-processing data before feeding it into a machine / deep learning model is one of the most important phases in the whole process. Without properly pre-processed data it won’t matter how advanced and slick your model is, it will ultimately be inefficient and inaccurate.

One Hot Encoding is probably the most commonly utilised pre-processing method for independent categorical data, ensuring that the model can interpret the input …

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