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A Mini-Course on Machine Learning Visualizations - Part 2

A Mini-Course on Machine Learning Visualizations - Part 2

Cumulative Explained Variance Plot

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Rukshan Pramoditha
Aug 18, 2023
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An example of a cumulative explained variance plot (Image by author)

Usage category: Hyperparameter Tuning

The cumulative explained variance (CEV) plot is an advanced tool to select the right (best) number of components in PCA and Truncated SVD. It helps to tune the n_components hyperparameter in the PCA() and TruncatedSVD() classes.

In a CEV plot, the x-a…

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