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'''Cold-start problems''' occur when past data is scarce, e.g. after the initial start of a system, or if a new [[user]] or [[item]] is added to the system.
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'''Cold-start problems''' occur when past data is scarce, e.g. after the initial start of a [[recommender system]], or if a new [[user]] or [[item]] is added to the system.
 
Pure [[collaborative filtering]] methods are not able to come up with good predictions in such scenarios.
 
Pure [[collaborative filtering]] methods are not able to come up with good predictions in such scenarios.
  
[[Wikipedia: Cold start]]
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== External links ==
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* [[Wikipedia: Cold start]]
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[[Category: Task]]

Revision as of 09:55, 26 September 2011

Cold-start problems occur when past data is scarce, e.g. after the initial start of a recommender system, or if a new user or item is added to the system. Pure collaborative filtering methods are not able to come up with good predictions in such scenarios.

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