问题如下：
During the preprocessing of the data in Exhibit 1, what type of data transformation did Steele perform during the data preprocessing step?
选项：
A.Extraction
Conversion
Aggregation
解释：
A is correct. During the data preprocessing step, Steele created a new “Age” variable based on the firm’s IPO date and then deleted the “IPO Date” variable from the dataset. She also created a new “Interest Coverage Ratio” variable equal to EBIT divided by interest expense. Extraction refers to a data transformation where a new variable is extracted from a current variable for ease of analyzing and using for training an ML model, such as creating an age variable from a date variable or a ratio variable. Steele also performed a selection transformation by deleting the IPO Date variable, which refers to deleting the data columns that are not needed for the project.
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