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This dataset, called **Adult Census Income Dataset Optimized**, is an optimized version of the **Adult Census Income Dataset**. The latter comes from the **UCI Machine Learning Repository** and is commonly used in classification tasks to predict whether a person earns more or less than $50,000 per year based on various demographic characteristics.
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We optimized the dataset by adding two new columns: **capital_gain_loss_ratio** and **age_group**, to enrich the quality of the features. These additions aim to improve model performance, provided they are properly integrated and preprocessed.
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### Data Sources
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The data was extracted from the **U.S. Census Survey**, a demographic census conducted by the United States Census Bureau. It was used by the **Census Bureau** to estimate the income of adults based on different personal and social characteristics. The dataset is available on the **UCI Machine Learning Repository** and is commonly used in machine learning research, particularly for classification tasks.
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2. **workclass**
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- **Description**: The individual's work category. It describes the type of employment status, such as:
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- **Type**: string
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15. **age_group**
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- **Description**: This column groups individuals into three age groups:
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- **Type**: int64
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- **Purpose**: This column allows for population segmentation by age, useful for demographic analyses and income trend studies.
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17. **income**
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- **Description**: The individual's annual income. It can be either:
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- **Type**: string (target variable for prediction models).
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This dataset, called **Adult Census Income Dataset Optimized**, is an optimized version of the **Adult Census Income Dataset**. The latter comes from the **UCI Machine Learning Repository** and is commonly used in classification tasks to predict whether a person earns more or less than $50,000 per year based on various demographic characteristics.
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We optimized the dataset by adding two new columns: **capital_gain_loss_ratio** and **age_group**, to enrich the quality of the features. These additions aim to improve model performance, provided they are properly integrated and preprocessed.
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### Data Sources
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The data was extracted from the **U.S. Census Survey**, a demographic census conducted by the United States Census Bureau. It was used by the **Census Bureau** to estimate the income of adults based on different personal and social characteristics. The dataset is available on the **UCI Machine Learning Repository** and is commonly used in machine learning research, particularly for classification tasks.
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- **Description**: The individual's work category. It describes the type of employment status, such as:
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- Private: Private sector employee
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- Self-emp-not-inc: Unincorporated self-employed
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- Self-emp-inc: Incorporated self-employed
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- Federal-gov: Federal government employee
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- Local-gov: Local government employee
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- State-gov: State government employee
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- Without-pay: Unpaid
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- Never-worked: Never worked
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- **Type**: string
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3. **fnlwgt**
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15. **age_group**
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- **Description**: This column groups individuals into three age groups:
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- Young: Individuals aged 0-30 years.
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- Middle-aged: Individuals aged 30-60 years.
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- Senior: Individuals aged 60-100 years.
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- **Type**: int64
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- **Purpose**: This column allows for population segmentation by age, useful for demographic analyses and income trend studies.
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17. **income**
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- **Description**: The individual's annual income. It can be either:
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- ">50K": Income greater than $50,000
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- "<=50K": Income less than or equal to $50,000
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- **Type**: string (target variable for prediction models).
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