Vojislav Kecman wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > How does scaling of the data relate to kernel selection? Can they be
> > seen as equivalent in some way?
>
> It's not related to the type of the kernel, but it is a MUST if you want to
> have good results. Just scale the inputs between -1 and 1, or to the data
> having zero mean and variance = 1.
> Don't ask me why! It is longer than average Email letter.
> Just do it, and if curious, search the papers and books for the answer.
>
> Regards,
>
> VK
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Hi Vojislav
I think any one can consider the attribute scaling by different way
rather than between -1 and 1. There have several methods in Statistics
to scal the dataset.
Cordial regards.
S.Ali
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