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Answer: No
The Group Categorical Values module in Azure Machine Learning Studio is designed to reduce the granularity of categorical data by grouping similar categorical values into fewer categories. It does not create new features or add columns to the dataset; instead, it modifies existing categorical columns by combining infrequent or similar values. The requirement is to add a new feature and populate its column values, which this module does not support. Community discussion strongly supports this view, with 67% selecting 'No' and multiple comments explaining that the module is for grouping existing categorical values, not for creating new features. Comments with higher upvotes (e.g., 18 upvotes) emphasize that the module merges string values into new levels within the same column, not adding columns.
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You are performing feature engineering on a dataset. You need to add a new feature and populate its column values.
Recommendation: Use the Group Categorical Values module in Azure Machine Learning Studio.
Does this recommendation meet the requirement?
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Yes
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No