Recommender Systems

 

(Recommender Systems)


Ever scroll through Netflix for what felt like hours trying to find something to watch? Or maybe you're shopping online, and you can't believe how some products look like they "know" just what you're looking for. These are the silent heroes making our lives a little easier, helping us make those tough decisions. Welcome to the world of recommender systems.

What Are Recommender Systems? 

So, what are these recommender systems? They're like helpers designed to recommend things to you, like movies, songs, books, or even things to buy online. Their job? To make things personal for you, showing you stuff you'd probably like or find useful, based on what you've liked before or what other people like you enjoy and somtimes might show in add pop ups aswell.

The Tech Behind It 

I'm not super techy, but the magic behind this involves some really cool technology. There are these smart programs that learn from a ton of information to guess what you might enjoy next. The more you browse and pick stuff, the smarter they get at guessing your likes, making the recommendations even better.

Ethical Considerations 

But it's not all perfect. there's a need to be really careful. Keeping our personal info safe and making sure we don't end up seeing the same kind of stuff all the time are big deals. It's important because we don't want to end up in a bubble, only seeing things that match our current likes or views, which could stop us from discovering new stuff.

 

My Introduction to Python3

 

 

 

Recomender |System with Amazon Ratings Data

To begin coding the machine learning project, I started by importing the necessary libraries.

 


Here are the links to the website where I found most of my research:

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  1. Data Camp offers a beginner tutorial on building recommender systems in Python, focusing on simple and content-based filtering techniques. This guide is excellent for understanding the foundational steps in creating a recommendation engine, including dataset handling with pandas and basic recommendation algorithms. You can find this tutorial here: https://www.datacamp.com/tutorial/recommender-systems-python 

 

  1. Real Python provides an in-depth look at collaborative filtering, a key technique used in recommender systems. This guide explores memory-based algorithms and how similarity between users or items is determined to make recommendations. It's a practical resource for understanding how collaborative filtering works under the hood, including using statistical techniques and adjusting for biases in user ratings. Check out the full guide here: Build a Recommendation Engine With Collaborative Filtering – Real Python

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