Should I Normalize My Data for Host Ranking?

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The discussion centers on the necessity of normalizing data for host ranking based on two performance measures: time to transmit X bytes and time to compute X bytes. The user employs linear regression to predict rankings for hosts A, B, and C. It is concluded that normalization may be beneficial, but the decision hinges on the specific cost function used to determine the weight of each measure in the ranking process.

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I have 2 measures that I am using to rank terms that I get them by prediction (using linear regression). They are the time to transmit X bytes and the time to compute the X bytes. I do the prediction if I execute in host A, B, and C. I add the 2 measures and rank the hosts. I think adding these 2 measures are not enough. Should I normalize these 2 measures?
 
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It depends what decision will be based on the result. You need a cost function which tells you how much weight to give to each measure.
 

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