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Why must target encoding be computed within cross-validation folds?

A Otherwise the target value leaks into the feature, inflating validation performance
B It is computationally expensive
C It requires balanced classes
D Categories must be sorted first

Answer

Otherwise the target value leaks into the feature, inflating validation performance

Encoding a category using the target values of rows in the validation fold is a direct form of leakage.

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