Building a Movie Recommendation System with Collaborative Filtering: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction to Collaborative Filtering Imagine you’re browsing through your favorite streaming service, and suddenly, you’re presented with a list of movies that seem tailor-made for your tastes. This isn’t magic; it’s the power of collaborative filtering, a technique that leverages the preferences of similar users to recommend content. In this article, we’ll dive into the world of collaborative filtering and build a movie recommendation system from scratch. Understanding Collaborative Filtering Collaborative filtering is a method of recommendation that focuses on the behavior of users with similar preferences. Unlike content-based filtering, which recommends items based on their attributes, collaborative filtering looks at the interactions between users and items to make suggestions. ...