{
  "id": 140704,
  "title": "Stage 2 vs. Stage 1 data files - which version is for final input?",
  "url": "/competitions/march-madness-analytics-2020/discussion/140704",
  "author_name": "Solve for Fun",
  "post_date": "2020-04-03T00:42:10.168000",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 0,
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  "content": "<p>Dear @jeffsonas &amp; @addisonhoward </p>\n\n<p>I read about the data update description given in <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/march-madness-analytics-2020/discussion/138111\">About the stage 2 data</a> on discussions platform. </p>\n\n<p>If we look at the names of files (<em>and do not read the additional description given <strong>Jeff Sonas</strong> in the discussion</em>) in <strong>Stage 1</strong> &amp; <strong>Stage 2</strong> the are same and when we download data it provides both Stage 1 and Stage 2 files. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Question:</strong> In this competition will final entry be considered officially complete based on <code>Stage 2</code> data files or <code>Stage 1</code> data files or <code>Stage 2 &amp; Stage 1</code> data files?</p>\n\n<p>Please advice.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks\nBest  </p>",
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      "postDate": "2020-04-03T00:42:10.170Z",
      "content": "<p>Dear @jeffsonas &amp; @addisonhoward </p>\n\n<p>I read about the data update description given in <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/march-madness-analytics-2020/discussion/138111\">About the stage 2 data</a> on discussions platform. </p>\n\n<p>If we look at the names of files (<em>and do not read the additional description given <strong>Jeff Sonas</strong> in the discussion</em>) in <strong>Stage 1</strong> &amp; <strong>Stage 2</strong> the are same and when we download data it provides both Stage 1 and Stage 2 files. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Question:</strong> In this competition will final entry be considered officially complete based on <code>Stage 2</code> data files or <code>Stage 1</code> data files or <code>Stage 2 &amp; Stage 1</code> data files?</p>\n\n<p>Please advice.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks\nBest  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Dear @jeffsonas &amp; @addisonhoward \n\nI read about the data update description given in [About the stage 2 data](https://www.kaggle.com/c/march-madness-analytics-2020/discussion/138111) on discussions platform. \n\nIf we look at the names of files (*and do not read the additional description given **Jeff Sonas** in the discussion*) in **Stage 1** &amp; **Stage 2** the are same and when we download data it provides both Stage 1 and Stage 2 files. \n\n**Question:** In this competition will final entry be considered officially complete based on `Stage 2` data files or `Stage 1` data files or `Stage 2 &amp; Stage 1` data files?\n\nPlease advice.\n\nThanks\nBest  ",
      "votes": 1
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    "795695": "Dear @jeffsonas &amp; @addisonhoward \n\nI read about the data update description given in [About the stage 2 data](https://www.kaggle.com/c/march-madness-analytics-2020/discussion/138111) on discussions platform. \n\nIf we look at the names of files (*and do not read the additional description given **Jeff Sonas** in the discussion*) in **Stage 1** &amp; **Stage 2** the are same and when we download data it provides both Stage 1 and Stage 2 files. \n\n**Question:** In this competition will final entry be considered officially complete based on `Stage 2` data files or `Stage 1` data files or `Stage 2 &amp; Stage 1` data files?\n\nPlease advice.\n\nThanks\nBest  "
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