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Data Augmentation

Data & Datasets · Level 2 of 5

Data Augmentation

Creating altered training examples using transformations believed to preserve useful meaning.

Invalid transformations can corrupt labels.

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An audio clip is shifted slightly in time while retaining its transcript.

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Data Augmentation. Creating altered training examples using transformations believed to preserve useful meaning. Invalid transformations can corrupt labels. For example: An audio clip is shifted slightly in time while retaining its transcript.

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