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Classification vs Regression Explained

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Shape Security
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Welcome to your interview for the Data Scientist role at Shape Security.

The question is on your right: Classification vs Regression Explained. Take a moment with it first.

Talk your thinking through with me if you like - when you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen. You have three graded attempts to score 7/10 or better.

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Problem

Scenario

You're discussing supervised learning and want to explain how prediction problems differ based on the type of target variable.

Question

How would you explain the difference between classification and regression?