NaN propagates through normalization
An AI produced this data-cleaning step before training. It runs without error and the model trains, but the loss curve is oddly noisy. Find the silent NaN bug.
Implement
normalize_sensor_readings(readings: list[float], sentinel: float, impute_missing: bool) → list[float]Examples
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[[2,-999,6],-999,true]out[-1,0,1]in
[[2,-999,6],-999,false]out[-1,1]in
[[0,0,-999,0,0,5],-999,true]out[-0.5,-0.5,0,-0.5,-0.5,2]What a strong answer looks like
Treat the AI’s output as a draft to verify, not an answer to trust. Name the specific flaw and the input that triggers it, say how you’d catch it (tests, edge cases, reading critically), and how you’d re-prompt or decompose to get it right.
0:00 of about 16 min
Vibe & agentic: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach.
Which questions mattered is sealed until you submit. Telling you now would just be handing over the edge cases.
Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.