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MSZoning_FV<=0.5?

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Hello! Please help me interpret the line "MSZoning_FV<=0.5" in plot_heterogeneity_tree in the Causal Interpretation for Ames Housing Price.ipynb example. What does 0.5 mean for a categorical variable here?

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Open Causal Interpretation for Ames Housing Price.ipynb and inspect plot_heterogeneity_tree and the preprocessing around MSZoning_FV<=0.5. Determine what the displayed threshold represents for the categorical variable, then update the example's explanatory text so readers can interpret it.

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jupyter-notebook
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documentation, machine-learning
Issue type
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Needs clarification
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