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Compare dimensionality reduction methods: PCA vs t-SNE vs UMAP.

These three get conflated, but they answer different questions: one is a preprocessing tool, two are eyeballing tools. The candidates who pass know exactly which structure each preserves and which it quietly throws away.

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These three get conflated, but they answer different questions: one is a preprocessing tool, two are eyeballing tools. The candidates who pass know exactly which structure each preserves and which it quietly throws away.

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