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Module 04 · Building and Iterating AI Products
Defining the AI MVP for 'RetailFlow' Recommendation Engine
You are the AI Product Manager at 'RetailFlow'. Leadership wants a 'smart' recommendation engine to boost sales. You must move away from 'Data Perfectionism' and define a fast, experimental MVP that uses existing data and addresses the 'Cold Start' problem without waiting months for a perfect model.
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Dataset
retail_traffic_silver.csv
'Silver Data' (raw, messy logs) from recent customer purchases. 10 rows with some missing values and inconsistent categories to simulate real-world 'messy' conditions.
Contains one duplicate (User 101) and one null value (User 104) to represent 'Silver Data'.
| user_id(integer) | item_purchased(string) | category(string) | timestamp(string) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Wireless Mouse | Electronics | 2023-10-01 10:00 |
| 102 | Yoga Mat | Fitness | 2023-10-01 10:05 |
| 103 | Laptop Stand | electronics | 2023-10-01 11:20 |
| 104 | Coffee Beans | 2023-10-01 12:15 | |
| 105 | Desk Lamp | Home | 2023-10-01 13:00 |
| 101 | Wireless Mouse | Electronics | 2023-10-01 10:00 |
| 106 | Running Shoes | Fitness | 2023-10-01 14:10 |
| 107 | Notebook | Office | 2023-10-01 15:30 |
| 108 | Headphones | Electronics | 2023-10-01 16:45 |
| 109 | Water Bottle | Fitness | 2023-10-01 17:20 |