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Mixed Data Regression

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A typical scenario involves combining numerical inputs like purchase amounts with categorical variables like region to predict customer lifetime value.

Challenges include encoding categorical variables (e.g., one-hot encoding) and avoiding multicollinearity. Ensuring the validity of regression assumptions is also critical to achieving reliable outcomes.