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  "id": 1638,
  "title": "Normalizing tokensid",
  "url": "/competitions/kddcup2012-track2/discussion/1638",
  "author_name": "LadderRunner",
  "post_date": "2012-03-26T15:16:25.990000",
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  "content": "<p><span style=\"font-size:small\">Hi All,<br>\r\n<br>\r\nI need to normalize/scale string variable which represents interests of customers (e.g., 'cycling, rollerblading, swimming' etc).<br>\r\n<br>\r\nDoes anybody know how to do this, I want then use it along with other numeric variables for SVM classification.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nAppreciate for any advice.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n-Alex</span></p>",
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      "postDate": "2012-03-26T15:16:25.990Z",
      "content": "<p><span style=\"font-size:small\">Hi All,<br>\r\n<br>\r\nI need to normalize/scale string variable which represents interests of customers (e.g., 'cycling, rollerblading, swimming' etc).<br>\r\n<br>\r\nDoes anybody know how to do this, I want then use it along with other numeric variables for SVM classification.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nAppreciate for any advice.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n-Alex</span></p>"
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