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Two of your features are highly correlated. Does it hurt the model, and what do you do about it?

The textbook reflex ('drop one') is usually the wrong instinct, and whether collinearity matters at all hinges on your model and what you need from it. This is the answer that separates rote from understanding.

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The textbook reflex ('drop one') is usually the wrong instinct, and whether collinearity matters at all hinges on your model and what you need from it. This is the answer that separates rote from understanding.

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