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What is the effect of feature scaling on Naïve Bayes performance?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Feature scaling has limited effect on Naïve Bayes except for Gaussian NB where distribution parameters depend on scale.
Deep explanation
In Gaussian NB, mean and variance estimates are directly affected by feature scaling. However, Multinomial and Bernoulli NB depend on counts or binary presence, making scaling irrelevant. Improper scaling can distort Gaussian likelihoods significantly.
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