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Open-Source Datasets for Recommender Systems Analysis

International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering, Biological and Applied Computing | Vol 1, Issue 2

Table 1. Terms for recommendation systems

Term

Definition

Item

This defines what is to be recommended. For example, this refers – information, movies, products etc.

User

The user rates products or items and receives new items recommendations.

Rating

The user's choice or preference is defined as a rating. For example, rating defines – dislike or like, 1 star to 5 stars, integer or floating representation, etc.