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Data Types: Structured vs Unstructured

The document discusses data collection and feature engineering, distinguishing between structured and unstructured data. Structured data is organized in tables, while unstructured data requires conversion into features for analysis. Both types are ultimately transformed into features for use in machine learning models.

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Data Types: Structured vs Unstructured

The document discusses data collection and feature engineering, distinguishing between structured and unstructured data. Structured data is organized in tables, while unstructured data requires conversion into features for analysis. Both types are ultimately transformed into features for use in machine learning models.

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Data Collection & Feature Engineering

Structured Data
Structured data is neatly arranged in rows and columns, like a spreadsheet.
Examples:
1. Vegetable Market Expenditure: Features include Item, Quantity, Price per kg, Total cost.
2. Iris Dataset: Features include Sepal Length, Sepal Width, Petal Length, Petal Width; Label =
species.

Unstructured Data
Unstructured data does not fit neatly in tables and must be converted into features.
Examples:
1. Handwritten Digits (MNIST): Raw pixels → 28x28 grid (784 features).
2. Emails: Raw text converted to features using word count or TF-IDF.

Flowchart: Raw Data → Features → ML Model

Summary
• Structured Data → Already organized (tables).
• Unstructured Data → Needs feature extraction (images, text).
• Both types are converted into features and then fed to an ML model.

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