{
  "id": 67962,
  "title": "Question about data_note.pdf",
  "url": "/competitions/PLAsTiCC-2018/discussion/67962",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-10-07T21:34:01.881726800Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>This is the description of time-series data In 10 pages of data_note.pdf, but I can't understand accurately what it means. </p>\n\n<p><br> \n<code>\nThere is one light-curve file for the training data, but 11 light-curve files for\nthe (much larger) test set. The test tables contain a mix of DDF and WFD objects (1 \\times\nDDF and 10 \\times WFD tables). \n</code>\n<br> <br>\nMy Question: <br>\nQ1. What is the 'light-curve file?  <br>\nQ2. What does (1 \\times DDF and 10 \\times WFD tables) mean? I can only see 1 table.\n<br><br>\nI would be grateful if you share your understanding of this description, thank you.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "400209",
      "postDate": "10/07/2018 21:34:01",
      "content": "<p>This is the description of time-series data In 10 pages of data_note.pdf, but I can't understand accurately what it means. </p>\n\n<p><br> \n<code>\nThere is one light-curve file for the training data, but 11 light-curve files for\nthe (much larger) test set. The test tables contain a mix of DDF and WFD objects (1 \\times\nDDF and 10 \\times WFD tables). \n</code>\n<br> <br>\nMy Question: <br>\nQ1. What is the 'light-curve file?  <br>\nQ2. What does (1 \\times DDF and 10 \\times WFD tables) mean? I can only see 1 table.\n<br><br>\nI would be grateful if you share your understanding of this description, thank you.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "This is the description of time-series data In 10 pages of data_note.pdf, but I can't understand accurately what it means. \n\n<br> \n```\nThere is one light-curve file for the training data, but 11 light-curve files for\nthe (much larger) test set. The test tables contain a mix of DDF and WFD objects (1 \\times\nDDF and 10 \\times WFD tables). \n```\n<br> <br>\nMy Question: <br>\nQ1. What is the 'light-curve file?  <br>\nQ2. What does (1 \\times DDF and 10 \\times WFD tables) mean? I can only see 1 table.\n<br><br>\nI would be grateful if you share your understanding of this description, thank you.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "400216",
      "postDate": "10/07/2018 22:24:51",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>This is safe to disregard. To make the data a little easier to read, we'd split up the test data into multiple files - 1 for the DDF and 10 separate files for the WFD objects. This ended up being changed back to 1 single file right before the challenge went live, but the data note had already been submitted to arXiv. </p>\n\n<p>Cheers,</p>\n\n<p>-Gautham for the PLAsTiCC team</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi,\n\nThis is safe to disregard. To make the data a little easier to read, we'd split up the test data into multiple files - 1 for the DDF and 10 separate files for the WFD objects. This ended up being changed back to 1 single file right before the challenge went live, but the data note had already been submitted to arXiv. \n\nCheers,\n\n-Gautham for the PLAsTiCC team",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "400251",
      "postDate": "10/08/2018 02:03:04",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for the answer! </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for the answer!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 400216,
      "author_name": "gsnarayan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/07/2018 22:24:51",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>This is safe to disregard. To make the data a little easier to read, we'd split up the test data into multiple files - 1 for the DDF and 10 separate files for the WFD objects. This ended up being changed back to 1 single file right before the challenge went live, but the data note had already been submitted to arXiv. </p>\n\n<p>Cheers,</p>\n\n<p>-Gautham for the PLAsTiCC team</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 400251,
          "author_name": "mamasinkgs",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "10/08/2018 02:03:04",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for the answer! </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "400209": "This is the description of time-series data In 10 pages of data_note.pdf, but I can't understand accurately what it means. \n\n<br> \n```\nThere is one light-curve file for the training data, but 11 light-curve files for\nthe (much larger) test set. The test tables contain a mix of DDF and WFD objects (1 \\times\nDDF and 10 \\times WFD tables). \n```\n<br> <br>\nMy Question: <br>\nQ1. What is the 'light-curve file?  <br>\nQ2. What does (1 \\times DDF and 10 \\times WFD tables) mean? I can only see 1 table.\n<br><br>\nI would be grateful if you share your understanding of this description, thank you.",
    "400216": "Hi,\n\nThis is safe to disregard. To make the data a little easier to read, we'd split up the test data into multiple files - 1 for the DDF and 10 separate files for the WFD objects. This ended up being changed back to 1 single file right before the challenge went live, but the data note had already been submitted to arXiv. \n\nCheers,\n\n-Gautham for the PLAsTiCC team",
    "400251": "Thanks for the answer!"
  },
  "source": "meta"
}