Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the Kaggle Analytics Competition!
\n\nToday we're throwing something new at you and we're super excited to be working with the NFL to bring you this new competition format. This is an experimental format for us and it will be a little different than the machine learning competitions you all know and love. One of the most important differences is how winners are determined. Kaggle's traditional machine learning competitions use fancy robots and algorithms to score your submissions and generate a live leaderboard. In Analytics competitions, the hosts will determine the best submissions by evaluating your analyses against multiple criteria. If you've participated in any of our Data Science for Good Challenges, you'll be familiar with the format.
\n\nHere's how this works:
\n\nThe competition host presents a problem and provides a dataset.
You analyze the data using any method you want. You can use machine learning, pie charts, TI-83+ calculators, whatever. For this competition specifically, your final submission needs to be in the form of a presentation with your analysis done in a Kernels notebook. Ultimately, your goal is to find a solution to the problem and convince the host that your approach is the best by presenting your evidence.
We're super pumped! This challenge is really interesting and a great opportunity to make available on Kaggle. Thanks to the NFL for hosting, and welcome to the competition!
", "messages": [ { "id": 433140, "postDate": "2018-12-04T18:57:17.073Z", "content": "Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the Kaggle Analytics Competition!
\n\nToday we're throwing something new at you and we're super excited to be working with the NFL to bring you this new competition format. This is an experimental format for us and it will be a little different than the machine learning competitions you all know and love. One of the most important differences is how winners are determined. Kaggle's traditional machine learning competitions use fancy robots and algorithms to score your submissions and generate a live leaderboard. In Analytics competitions, the hosts will determine the best submissions by evaluating your analyses against multiple criteria. If you've participated in any of our Data Science for Good Challenges, you'll be familiar with the format.
\n\nHere's how this works:
\n\nThe competition host presents a problem and provides a dataset.
You analyze the data using any method you want. You can use machine learning, pie charts, TI-83+ calculators, whatever. For this competition specifically, your final submission needs to be in the form of a presentation with your analysis done in a Kernels notebook. Ultimately, your goal is to find a solution to the problem and convince the host that your approach is the best by presenting your evidence.
We're super pumped! This challenge is really interesting and a great opportunity to make available on Kaggle. Thanks to the NFL for hosting, and welcome to the competition!
", "rawMarkdown": "# What's an Analytics Competition?\n\nHi Everyone,Please do more of these. These types of datasets are much more democratic. I don't have a team of CS PhD's working with me or access to supercomputers. This is much more satisfying than getting in the top 50 of a prediction competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "Please do more of these. These types of datasets are much more democratic. I don't have a team of CS PhD's working with me or access to supercomputers. This is much more satisfying than getting in the top 50 of a prediction competition.", "votes": 14 }, { "id": 433324, "postDate": "2018-12-05T01:24:49.020Z", "content": "I hope this format takes off.
\n\nHave any attempts been made to reduce biases and discrimination? For example it would be cool if the evaluators would not see who is the author of a kernel. Just a thought.
", "rawMarkdown": "I hope this format takes off. \n\nHave any attempts been made to reduce biases and discrimination? For example it would be cool if the evaluators would not see who is the author of a kernel. Just a thought.", "votes": 11, "replies": [ { "id": 434007, "postDate": "2018-12-05T19:01:37.177Z", "content": "The answer is yes and no. We do a little to prevent bias. For example, we don't show your username or email address to the hosts when we give them the final list of submissions, but they'll obviously see who you are when they see your kernel.
\n\nIf you're worried about it, I give everyone permission to use my avatar so we all look the same :)
", "rawMarkdown": "The answer is yes and no. We do a little to prevent bias. For example, we don't show your username or email address to the hosts when we give them the final list of submissions, but they'll obviously see who you are when they see your kernel. \n\nIf you're worried about it, I give everyone permission to use my avatar so we all look the same :)", "votes": 6 } ] }, { "id": 436695, "postDate": "2018-12-10T18:57:15.380Z", "content": "And let the show begin!
", "rawMarkdown": "And let the show begin!", "votes": 3 }, { "id": 433438, "postDate": "2018-12-05T04:39:32.970Z", "content": "One sec, so you are giving us the chance to change the game for good? I think this is Data Science for Good !
\n\nIn btw, https://www.kaggle.com/c/player-safety-analytics-competition#evaluation link is broken?
", "rawMarkdown": "One sec, so you are giving us the chance to change the game for good? I think this is Data Science for Good !\n\nIn btw, https://www.kaggle.com/c/player-safety-analytics-competition#evaluation link is broken?", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 434009, "postDate": "2018-12-05T19:02:20.290Z", "content": "Haha it kind of is \"for good\" :)
\n\nAnd thanks for the heads up, I fixed it... by removing it :D
", "rawMarkdown": "Haha it kind of is \"for good\" :) \n\nAnd thanks for the heads up, I fixed it... by removing it :D", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 434865, "postDate": "2018-12-07T04:31:24.580Z", "content": "Haha, thats one way to do it!
", "rawMarkdown": "Haha, thats one way to do it!" } ] }, { "id": 451109, "postDate": "2019-01-06T12:40:26.207Z", "content": "Thank you for hosting a competition like this. This kind of format encourages me to dig into the data and find solutions to improve the real business and it' s more close to our daily life works.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for hosting a competition like this. This kind of format encourages me to dig into the data and find solutions to improve the real business and it' s more close to our daily life works.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 434642, "postDate": "2018-12-06T18:07:46.367Z", "content": "Super excited for this!!
", "rawMarkdown": "Super excited for this!!", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 434008, "postDate": "2018-12-05T19:01:54.063Z", "content": "I don't understand if the submission should be a presentation or a kernel.
", "rawMarkdown": "I don't understand if the submission should be a presentation or a kernel.", "votes": 1, "replies": [ { "id": 434011, "postDate": "2018-12-05T19:07:05.283Z", "content": "Both. When you fill out the submission form you'll need slides for a presentation and a link to at least one Kernel that has the analysis.
", "rawMarkdown": "Both. When you fill out the submission form you'll need slides for a presentation and a link to at least one Kernel that has the analysis.", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 433678, "postDate": "2018-12-05T10:38:11.847Z", "content": "Nice competition format. Maybe,just maybe it could curb the data leaks and cheating that sadly affects most competitions. I also love the idea of submitting kernels anonymously.
", "rawMarkdown": "Nice competition format. Maybe,just maybe it could curb the data leaks and cheating that sadly affects most competitions. I also love the idea of submitting kernels anonymously.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 433659, "postDate": "2018-12-05T10:01:32.387Z", "content": "Maybe with this competition i can learn something about NFL, this time machines will not be alone:)
", "rawMarkdown": "Maybe with this competition i can learn something about NFL, this time machines will not be alone:)", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 433478, "postDate": "2018-12-05T05:48:23.760Z", "content": "Amazing, really looking forward to this.
", "rawMarkdown": "Amazing, really looking forward to this. ", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 433450, "postDate": "2018-12-05T05:03:16.300Z", "content": "NFL data.... legit prize money.... this competition looks amazing. I'm sure there will be a lot of great submissions.
", "rawMarkdown": "NFL data.... legit prize money.... this competition looks amazing. I'm sure there will be a lot of great submissions.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 433407, "postDate": "2018-12-05T03:31:51.770Z", "content": "Wow ! This looks really interesting and challenging competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "Wow ! This looks really interesting and challenging competition. ", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 434189, "postDate": "2018-12-06T03:06:36.110Z", "content": "Is there any information on penalties, with respect to the plays resulting in concussion or in the games/player info?
\n\nIs external / additional data permitted for this competition, either in the kernels or presentation?
", "rawMarkdown": " Is there any information on penalties, with respect to the plays resulting in concussion or in the games/player info?\n\n Is external / additional data permitted for this competition, either in the kernels or presentation? ", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 433991, "postDate": "2018-12-05T18:34:56.150Z", "content": "Winners have to present at the Super Bowl? WTF...... ;-).
", "rawMarkdown": "Winners have to present at the Super Bowl? WTF...... ;-).", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 434154, "postDate": "2018-12-06T01:13:56.137Z", "content": "I think No. Only two out of four winners need to present.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think No. Only two out of four winners need to present." } ] }, { "id": 433555, "postDate": "2018-12-05T07:10:11.430Z", "content": "Any link/sites for people who doesn't know much about game and rules to better perform in the competition?
", "rawMarkdown": "Any link/sites for people who doesn't know much about game and rules to better perform in the competition?", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 433249, "postDate": "2018-12-04T22:53:40.603Z", "content": "Cool. Now I just have to remember statistics from college!
", "rawMarkdown": "Cool. Now I just have to remember statistics from college!", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 433255, "postDate": "2018-12-04T23:13:38.233Z", "content": "Can I borrow your notes? :)
", "rawMarkdown": "Can I borrow your notes? :)", "votes": 7 } ] }, { "id": 446271, "postDate": "2018-12-27T19:30:37.843Z", "content": "Hello everyone, I need a Team to do this..
", "rawMarkdown": "Hello everyone, I need a Team to do this.." }, { "id": 440713, "postDate": "2018-12-17T23:19:51.693Z", "content": "Does anyone know how to merge to create teams for this competition? The rules say you can have up to 5 members but the merge functionality is not available.
", "rawMarkdown": "Does anyone know how to merge to create teams for this competition? The rules say you can have up to 5 members but the merge functionality is not available.", "replies": [ { "id": 440774, "postDate": "2018-12-18T01:13:41.253Z", "content": "Hi Kito! To form a team in this competition, you just need to have all of your teammates listed as collaborators on any kernels you submit, and you need to list all teammates in the submission form.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi Kito! To form a team in this competition, you just need to have all of your teammates listed as collaborators on any kernels you submit, and you need to list all teammates in the submission form. ", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 446273, "postDate": "2018-12-27T19:31:52.783Z", "content": "lets create a team
", "rawMarkdown": "lets create a team" } ] }, { "id": 437670, "postDate": "2018-12-12T09:46:53.973Z", "content": "Great. Cant wait for it to start!
", "rawMarkdown": "Great. Cant wait for it to start!" }, { "id": 437511, "postDate": "2018-12-12T04:03:26.437Z", "content": "lovinnggg this challenge..cant wait to upload my results
", "rawMarkdown": "lovinnggg this challenge..cant wait to upload my results" }, { "id": 437254, "postDate": "2018-12-11T16:08:27.737Z", "content": "Sounds like a nice format! Let's go!
", "rawMarkdown": "Sounds like a nice format! Let's go!" }, { "id": 436939, "postDate": "2018-12-11T05:58:35.857Z", "content": "Great, Look forward to this!!
", "rawMarkdown": "Great, Look forward to this!!" }, { "id": 435255, "postDate": "2018-12-07T18:55:17.017Z", "content": "I think this one is more interesting and challenging. Many businesses asked us such a analysis reports repeatedly . Lets do statistics ...!
", "rawMarkdown": "I think this one is more interesting and challenging. Many businesses asked us such a analysis reports repeatedly . Lets do statistics ...! " }, { "id": 434727, "postDate": "2018-12-06T21:10:26.273Z", "content": "Very interesting competition.
", "rawMarkdown": "Very interesting competition. " }, { "id": 434345, "postDate": "2018-12-06T08:30:27.187Z", "content": "Winners to present at super bowl is a superb idea
", "rawMarkdown": "Winners to present at super bowl is a superb idea " }, { "id": 434307, "postDate": "2018-12-06T07:16:50.973Z", "content": "I like this one!
", "rawMarkdown": "I like this one!" }, { "id": 435890, "postDate": "2018-12-09T01:57:50Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 2, "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 434481, "postDate": "2018-12-06T13:24:46.557Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 9, "isDeleted": true } ], "comments": [ { "id": 436358, "author_name": "David Nichols", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-10T07:01:39.293000", "content": "Please do more of these. These types of datasets are much more democratic. I don't have a team of CS PhD's working with me or access to supercomputers. This is much more satisfying than getting in the top 50 of a prediction competition.
", "votes": 14, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433324, "author_name": "Miha Skalic", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T01:24:49.020000", "content": "I hope this format takes off.
\n\nHave any attempts been made to reduce biases and discrimination? For example it would be cool if the evaluators would not see who is the author of a kernel. Just a thought.
", "votes": 11, "replies": [ { "id": 434007, "author_name": "Chris Crawford", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T19:01:37.177000", "content": "The answer is yes and no. We do a little to prevent bias. For example, we don't show your username or email address to the hosts when we give them the final list of submissions, but they'll obviously see who you are when they see your kernel.
\n\nIf you're worried about it, I give everyone permission to use my avatar so we all look the same :)
", "votes": 6, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 436695, "author_name": "Vic Dias", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-10T18:57:15.380000", "content": "And let the show begin!
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433438, "author_name": "ADM", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T04:39:32.970000", "content": "One sec, so you are giving us the chance to change the game for good? I think this is Data Science for Good !
\n\nIn btw, https://www.kaggle.com/c/player-safety-analytics-competition#evaluation link is broken?
", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 434009, "author_name": "Chris Crawford", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T19:02:20.290000", "content": "Haha it kind of is \"for good\" :)
\n\nAnd thanks for the heads up, I fixed it... by removing it :D
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434865, "author_name": "ADM", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-07T04:31:24.580000", "content": "Haha, thats one way to do it!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 451109, "author_name": "Biao Yuan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2019-01-06T12:40:26.207000", "content": "Thank you for hosting a competition like this. This kind of format encourages me to dig into the data and find solutions to improve the real business and it' s more close to our daily life works.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434642, "author_name": "Rishabh Pande", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T18:07:46.367000", "content": "Super excited for this!!
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434008, "author_name": "Firas Baba", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T19:01:54.063000", "content": "I don't understand if the submission should be a presentation or a kernel.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [ { "id": 434011, "author_name": "Chris Crawford", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T19:07:05.283000", "content": "Both. When you fill out the submission form you'll need slides for a presentation and a link to at least one Kernel that has the analysis.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 433678, "author_name": "NelsonGon", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T10:38:11.847000", "content": "Nice competition format. Maybe,just maybe it could curb the data leaks and cheating that sadly affects most competitions. I also love the idea of submitting kernels anonymously.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433659, "author_name": "Ahmet Tortumlu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T10:01:32.387000", "content": "Maybe with this competition i can learn something about NFL, this time machines will not be alone:)
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433478, "author_name": "Faraz Rahman", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T05:48:23.760000", "content": "Amazing, really looking forward to this.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433450, "author_name": "Rob Mulla", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T05:03:16.300000", "content": "NFL data.... legit prize money.... this competition looks amazing. I'm sure there will be a lot of great submissions.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433407, "author_name": "Shivam Bansal", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T03:31:51.770000", "content": "Wow ! This looks really interesting and challenging competition.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434189, "author_name": "something4kag", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T03:06:36.110000", "content": "Is there any information on penalties, with respect to the plays resulting in concussion or in the games/player info?
\n\nIs external / additional data permitted for this competition, either in the kernels or presentation?
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433991, "author_name": "Erik Bruin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T18:34:56.150000", "content": "Winners have to present at the Super Bowl? WTF...... ;-).
", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 434154, "author_name": "Niyamat Ullah", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T01:13:56.137000", "content": "I think No. Only two out of four winners need to present.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 433555, "author_name": "Sinan Sonmez", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-05T07:10:11.430000", "content": "Any link/sites for people who doesn't know much about game and rules to better perform in the competition?
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 433249, "author_name": "Matthew \"Moshe\" Rosenfeld", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-04T22:53:40.603000", "content": "Cool. Now I just have to remember statistics from college!
", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 433255, "author_name": "Chris Crawford", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-04T23:13:38.233000", "content": "Can I borrow your notes? :)
", "votes": 7, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 446271, "author_name": "ABC@XYZ", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-27T19:30:37.843000", "content": "Hello everyone, I need a Team to do this..
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 440713, "author_name": "Kito Patterson", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-17T23:19:51.693000", "content": "Does anyone know how to merge to create teams for this competition? The rules say you can have up to 5 members but the merge functionality is not available.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 440774, "author_name": "Meghan O'Connell", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-18T01:13:41.253000", "content": "Hi Kito! To form a team in this competition, you just need to have all of your teammates listed as collaborators on any kernels you submit, and you need to list all teammates in the submission form.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 446273, "author_name": "ABC@XYZ", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-27T19:31:52.783000", "content": "lets create a team
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 437670, "author_name": "Abdultawwab Ibiyeye", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-12T09:46:53.973000", "content": "Great. Cant wait for it to start!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 437511, "author_name": "somaktukai", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-12T04:03:26.437000", "content": "lovinnggg this challenge..cant wait to upload my results
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 437254, "author_name": "Carlo", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-11T16:08:27.737000", "content": "Sounds like a nice format! Let's go!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 436939, "author_name": "Naresh B", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-11T05:58:35.857000", "content": "Great, Look forward to this!!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 435255, "author_name": "Möbius", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-07T18:55:17.017000", "content": "I think this one is more interesting and challenging. Many businesses asked us such a analysis reports repeatedly . Lets do statistics ...!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434727, "author_name": "predictor", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T21:10:26.273000", "content": "Very interesting competition.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434345, "author_name": "Mukesh", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T08:30:27.187000", "content": "Winners to present at super bowl is a superb idea
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434307, "author_name": "MJ Bahmani", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T07:16:50.973000", "content": "I like this one!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 435890, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-09T01:57:50", "content": "", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 434481, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2018-12-06T13:24:46.557000", "content": "", "votes": 9, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "433140": "# What's an Analytics Competition?\n\nHi Everyone,