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Data reduction is a method of reducing the size of original data so that it may be represented in a much smaller size.

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data reduction

Data reduction is a method of reducing the size of original data so that it may be represented in a much smaller size.

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techlerner123
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BRAINWARE

UNIVERSITY
Data
Reduction
INDEX

• Introduction to Data Reduction

• Importance of Data Reduction

• Techniques for Data Reduction

• Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

• Feature Selection

• Conclusion and Key Takeaways


Introduction to
Data Reduction
Data reduction is the process of transforming high-dimensional data into a more
manageable and informative representation. It's a crucial step in many data
analysis and machine learning workflows, enabling efficient and effective data
processing.
Importance of Data Reduction

1 Improved 2 Enhanced 3 Reduced


Efficiency Insights Overfitting
Data reduction By focusing on the Eliminating irrelevant
decreases the most important features can help
computational features, data machine learning
resources required for reduction can reveal models generalize
data analysis, making hidden patterns and better and avoid
processes faster and relationships in the overfitting.
more scalable. data.
Techniques for Data Reduction

Feature Selection Dimensionality Clustering


Reduction
Identifying the most Grouping similar data
relevant features and Transforming high- points together, allowing
removing irrelevant or dimensional data into a for more efficient data
redundant ones to lower-dimensional space representation and
improve model while preserving the most processing.
performance. important information.
Principal Component Analysis
(PCA)
Dimensionality Reduction
Visualization
PCA transforms the data into a new
coordinate system, where the axes are PCA can be used to visualize high-
the principal components that capture dimensional data in a 2D or 3D space,
the most variance in the data. helping to identify patterns and
relationships.

1 2 3

Feature Extraction
The principal components can be used
as new features, reducing the
dimensionality of the data while
retaining the most important
information.
Feature Selection
Filter Methods Wrapper Methods
Evaluate the relevance of features Use a machine learning model to
based on statistical measures, evaluate the performance of
such as correlation or mutual different feature subsets and
information. select the most important ones.

Embedded Methods
Combine the advantages of filter and wrapper methods, incorporating
feature selection into the model training process.
Conclusion and Key Takeaways

Data Reduction Improved Enhanced Insights


Efficiency
Transforms high-
dimensional data into a Reduces computational Reveals hidden patterns
more manageable and resources and enables and relationships in the
informative faster data processing data
representation

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