I need to create a mapping myself before passing the data to mahout.That already helps. When the data is big enough , I need a mapreduce job to do the convertion ,right?
2014-11-19 11:16 GMT+08:00 Martin, Nick <[email protected]>: > Hi there, > > Which algorithm are you using? For instance, for recommendations you could > create a mapping of your categorical data to integers before you pass the > data into Mahout. > > Let us know a bit more about what you're trying to accomplish/algos you're > looking to use. > > Best, > Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee S [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:13 PM > To: user > Subject: How to deal with catogrical and date data in mahout ? > > Hi all: > Do you hava any good practice when you deal with catogrical data? > Does mahout have provided a tool class which can do the convertion? >
