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Scaling and normalization choices for different model families

Dr. Elena Vasquez Apr 2026

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from sklearn.pipeline import Pipeline
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler, MinMaxScaler, RobustScaler
from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression

standard_pipeline = Pipeline([
    ('scaler', StandardScaler()),
    ('model', LogisticRegression(max_iter=1000)),
])

robust_pipeline = Pipeline([
    ('scaler', RobustScaler()),
    ('model', LogisticRegression(max_iter=1000)),
])

minmax_pipeline = Pipeline([
    ('scaler', MinMaxScaler()),
    ('model', LogisticRegression(max_iter=1000)),
])

print(standard_pipeline)
print(robust_pipeline)
print(minmax_pipeline)

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Not every model cares about scale, but enough of them do that I keep scaling explicit. Linear models, SVMs, neural nets, and distance-based methods all benefit from well-behaved inputs. I prefer putting scalers inside the pipeline so train and inference paths cannot drift apart.

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