ok column-wise mean. (the mean of all rows).

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Ted Dunning <[email protected]> wrote:
> Row-wise mean usually means that a mean of each row is computed.
>
> I think that most PCA users would want column-wise means for subtraction.
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Dmitriy Lyubimov <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> We probably need  row wise mean computation job anyway as a separate mr
>> step. Wanna take a stab?
>> On Dec 5, 2011 10:34 AM, "Raphael Cendrillon" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Given that this request seems to come up frequently, would it be worth
>> > putting this approach under mahout-examples?  Initially it could use the
>> > brute force approach together with SSVD, and updated later once support
>> is
>> > ready for mean-subtraction within SSVD.
>> >
>> > I could put something together if there's interest.
>> >
>> > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Dmitriy Lyubimov <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > I am working on the addtions to ssvd algorithms and the mods to current
>> > > solver will probably emerge in a matter of a month, my schedule
>> > permitting.
>> > >
>> > > However, a brute force approach is already possible. If your input is
>> of
>> > > moderate size, or if it is already dense, you could compute median and
>> > > substract it yourself very easily and then shove it into ssvd solver
>> > while
>> > > requesting to produce either u or v depending if subtract column wise
>> or
>> > > row wise mean.
>> > >
>> > > The only problem with brute force approach is that it would densify
>> > > originally sparse input. Depending on your problem and # of machine
>> nodes
>> > > you can spare, it may or may not be a problem.
>> > > On Dec 4, 2011 7:59 PM, "magicalo" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hello,
>> > > >
>> > > > Is there an expected release date for the PCA algorithm as part of
>> > > Mahout?
>> > > > Tx!
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>

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