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  "id": 248949,
  "title": "What the fuss about the 4 targets?",
  "url": "/competitions/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248949",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2021-06-25T19:21:37.615382700Z",
  "votes": 4,
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  "content": "<p>Could anyone please tell what the <strong><em>4 target variables of the test dataset represent?</em></strong></p>",
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    {
      "id": "1365492",
      "postDate": "06/25/2021 19:21:37",
      "content": "<p>Could anyone please tell what the <strong><em>4 target variables of the test dataset represent?</em></strong></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Could anyone please tell what the ***4 target variables of the test dataset represent?***",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1365499",
      "postDate": "06/25/2021 19:28:08",
      "content": "<p>We don't know. They are measures MLB use for engagement. I expect we aren't told how they are derived to avoid potential leakage.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "We don't know. They are measures MLB use for engagement. I expect we aren't told how they are derived to avoid potential leakage.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1365542",
      "postDate": "06/25/2021 21:05:41",
      "content": "<p>Then how are we to predict those?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Then how are we to predict those?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1365612",
      "postDate": "06/25/2021 23:38:19",
      "content": "<p>There are already 4 topics on the matter. Short answer: nobody knows.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248474\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248474</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/247111\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/247111</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248458\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248458</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/246499\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/246499</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There are already 4 topics on the matter. Short answer: nobody knows.\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248474\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/247111\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248458\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/246499",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1366482",
      "postDate": "06/26/2021 20:08:13",
      "content": "<p>That's what we're trying to figure out! :)</p>\n<p>Imo, even though we don't know exactly how the targets are derived, we still know they're based on engagement so you can still make some intuitive FE decisions.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "That's what we're trying to figure out! :)\n\nImo, even though we don't know exactly how the targets are derived, we still know they're based on engagement so you can still make some intuitive FE decisions.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1365499,
      "author_name": "jacobhowardparker",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/25/2021 19:28:08",
      "content": "<p>We don't know. They are measures MLB use for engagement. I expect we aren't told how they are derived to avoid potential leakage.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1365542,
          "author_name": "ritikpnayak",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/25/2021 21:05:41",
          "content": "<p>Then how are we to predict those?</p>",
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        },
        {
          "id": 1366482,
          "author_name": "jacobhowardparker",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/26/2021 20:08:13",
          "content": "<p>That's what we're trying to figure out! :)</p>\n<p>Imo, even though we don't know exactly how the targets are derived, we still know they're based on engagement so you can still make some intuitive FE decisions.</p>",
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        }
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    {
      "id": 1365612,
      "author_name": "brandenkmurray",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/25/2021 23:38:19",
      "content": "<p>There are already 4 topics on the matter. Short answer: nobody knows.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248474\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248474</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/247111\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/247111</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248458\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248458</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/246499\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/246499</a></p>",
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    "1365492": "Could anyone please tell what the ***4 target variables of the test dataset represent?***",
    "1365499": "We don't know. They are measures MLB use for engagement. I expect we aren't told how they are derived to avoid potential leakage.",
    "1365542": "Then how are we to predict those?",
    "1365612": "There are already 4 topics on the matter. Short answer: nobody knows.\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248474\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/247111\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/248458\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/mlb-player-digital-engagement-forecasting/discussion/246499",
    "1366482": "That's what we're trying to figure out! :)\n\nImo, even though we don't know exactly how the targets are derived, we still know they're based on engagement so you can still make some intuitive FE decisions."
  },
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