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Modern Scala Projects
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Modern Scala Projects

by Ilango gurusamy
July 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
334 pages
8h 20m
English
Packt Publishing
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Collaborative filtering algorithms

Recommendations are a collaborative filtering problem in the machine learning space. Two underlying principles define how collaborative filtering algorithms work:

  • Filtering
  • Collaborative

The filtering part is associated with the act of recommending. The algorithm makes recommendations happen by ingesting preferences information from many users. A simple example will go a long way in illustrating how collaborative filtering algorithms work. Imagine that our algorithm is working off of a pool of three users (countries) U1, U2, and U3. However trivial this case may be, it will explain how collaborative filtering algorithms work. Say, at a recent global air show, countries looking for new fighter aircraft ...

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