Michael, very good point. thank you David, I am simply asking from a general perspective, in a recommendations based system, how does escape from the feedback loop that is generated from a successful recommendations engine suggesting clothes, then those clothes get purchased more, then the recommendatiosn engine continue to suggest those exact clothes.
On Friday, January 3, 2014 8:39:40 AM UTC-6, Michael Hunger wrote: > > Also the data the recommendation is based on is not static and not only > relying on the recommendations. > > So there are people buying, liking etc. new products come in some are > promoted, there are hypes etc. > > Lots of variables that affect the data that is fed into the > recommendation, and then people don't necessarily choose what they are > recommended. > > So it is more like an emergent behavior of a more or less chaotic system. > > It might end up us all watching Game of Thrones but then that's what you > should do :) > > But as it filters out things you've already did the next recommendation > for you will be something new. > > HTH > > Michael > > Am 03.01.2014 um 15:12 schrieb M. David Allen > <allen....@gmail.com<javascript:> > >: > > Javad, > > The graph database would probably just store the list of things you could > choose amongst for your recommendations; a graph database doesn't do > recommendations, and hence whether or not those recommendations would > reenforce one another would depend on the kind of algorithm you're using > for doing the recommendation. If it was done incorrectly, yes the problem > you're asking about could occur, but my guess is that it wouldn't have > anything to do with neo4j. > > Can you describe more what you're trying to do? > > > > On Thursday, January 2, 2014 2:50:47 PM UTC-5, Javad Karabi wrote: >> >> When using a graph database for a recommendations engine, would not the >> suggested recommendations continue to reenforce themselves, thus kind of >> creating a feedback loop? >> How does one prevent this from happening? >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Neo4j" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neo4j+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Neo4j" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neo4j+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
