Common AI Prompt Engineering Interview Question 9: What are the differences between classification and regression?

Classification and regression are two core tasks in machine learning, each addressing different problems.

Classification predicts discrete categories or labels. For example, identifying whether an email is "spam" or "not spam" or classifying a customer as "high risk" or "low risk." It focuses on assigning data to predefined groups.

Regression, on the other hand, predicts continuous values. For instance, estimating housing prices, predicting stock values, or forecasting sales figures. It’s used when the output is a number with a meaningful range.

In my experience working on AI-driven projects, I’ve applied classification in tasks like customer segmentation and regression for sales forecasting and trend analysis. Both approaches often require tailored data preparation and prompt design to ensure AI models generate precise and actionable outputs.

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