In the Big Data Bowl, we were told not to trust the orientation variable from 2017 data, but that it was more reliable in 2018 and 2019 (in this https://www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-data-bowl-2020/discussion/112303#latest-681611 discussion post). Is this also the case here? Is there a way to distinguish the different seasons?
\n\nKeen to get started on another NFL project :D
", "messages": [ { "id": "682918", "postDate": "11/28/2019 00:31:11", "content": "In the Big Data Bowl, we were told not to trust the orientation variable from 2017 data, but that it was more reliable in 2018 and 2019 (in this https://www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-data-bowl-2020/discussion/112303#latest-681611 discussion post). Is this also the case here? Is there a way to distinguish the different seasons?
\n\nKeen to get started on another NFL project :D
", "rawMarkdown": "In the Big Data Bowl, we were told not to trust the orientation variable from 2017 data, but that it was more reliable in 2018 and 2019 (in this https://www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-data-bowl-2020/discussion/112303#latest-681611 discussion post). Is this also the case here? Is there a way to distinguish the different seasons?\n\nKeen to get started on another NFL project :D", "votes": null }, { "id": "685676", "postDate": "12/02/2019 05:15:07", "content": "I posted a potential method for making the orientation data consistent. \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/jpmiller/how-to-adjust-orientation
", "rawMarkdown": "I posted a potential method for making the orientation data consistent. \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/jpmiller/how-to-adjust-orientation", "votes": null }, { "id": "688399", "postDate": "12/05/2019 14:37:35", "content": "The orientation variable was reported inconsistently across the study horizon. We are working on a solution for correcting this inconsistency and will post a solution here when we have it done.
", "rawMarkdown": "The orientation variable was reported inconsistently across the study horizon. We are working on a solution for correcting this inconsistency and will post a solution here when we have it done.", "votes": null }, { "id": "692606", "postDate": "12/11/2019 14:23:46", "content": "We have updated the Data tab with the following information:
\n\nNote that the orientation variable should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of the actual direction a player is facing. The records for this study come from multiple seasons of the NFL during which different systems were used to calculate and record a player’s orientation. Within a play, and across plays in a game, an individual player’s orientation will be recorded consistently, but the “geography” (i.e. the actual direction the player is facing) of the reported orientation may not match the “geography” of the direction variable in the same play. For those players that participated in multiple seasons, the geography used to record the orientation variable is not consistent across seasons. The orientation variable can be used to characterize how much a player is turning or pivoting during the course of a play. The “geography” of the direction variable does remain consistent across the study horizon.
", "rawMarkdown": "We have updated the Data tab with the following information:\n\nNote that the orientation variable should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of the actual direction a player is facing. The records for this study come from multiple seasons of the NFL during which different systems were used to calculate and record a player’s orientation. Within a play, and across plays in a game, an individual player’s orientation will be recorded consistently, but the “geography” (i.e. the actual direction the player is facing) of the reported orientation may not match the “geography” of the direction variable in the same play. For those players that participated in multiple seasons, the geography used to record the orientation variable is not consistent across seasons. The orientation variable can be used to characterize how much a player is turning or pivoting during the course of a play. The “geography” of the direction variable does remain consistent across the study horizon.", "votes": null }, { "id": "693034", "postDate": "12/12/2019 01:11:24", "content": "Awesome thanks for looking into this!
", "rawMarkdown": "Awesome thanks for looking into this!", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 685676, "author_name": "jpmiller", "author_url": "", "post_date": "12/02/2019 05:15:07", "content": "I posted a potential method for making the orientation data consistent. \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/jpmiller/how-to-adjust-orientation
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 688399, "author_name": "shuddleston707", "author_url": "", "post_date": "12/05/2019 14:37:35", "content": "The orientation variable was reported inconsistently across the study horizon. We are working on a solution for correcting this inconsistency and will post a solution here when we have it done.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 692606, "author_name": "shuddleston707", "author_url": "", "post_date": "12/11/2019 14:23:46", "content": "We have updated the Data tab with the following information:
\n\nNote that the orientation variable should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of the actual direction a player is facing. The records for this study come from multiple seasons of the NFL during which different systems were used to calculate and record a player’s orientation. Within a play, and across plays in a game, an individual player’s orientation will be recorded consistently, but the “geography” (i.e. the actual direction the player is facing) of the reported orientation may not match the “geography” of the direction variable in the same play. For those players that participated in multiple seasons, the geography used to record the orientation variable is not consistent across seasons. The orientation variable can be used to characterize how much a player is turning or pivoting during the course of a play. The “geography” of the direction variable does remain consistent across the study horizon.
", "votes": null, "replies": [ { "id": 693034, "author_name": "ianasta23", "author_url": "", "post_date": "12/12/2019 01:11:24", "content": "Awesome thanks for looking into this!
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "682918": "In the Big Data Bowl, we were told not to trust the orientation variable from 2017 data, but that it was more reliable in 2018 and 2019 (in this https://www.kaggle.com/c/nfl-big-data-bowl-2020/discussion/112303#latest-681611 discussion post). Is this also the case here? Is there a way to distinguish the different seasons?\n\nKeen to get started on another NFL project :D", "685676": "I posted a potential method for making the orientation data consistent. \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/jpmiller/how-to-adjust-orientation", "688399": "The orientation variable was reported inconsistently across the study horizon. We are working on a solution for correcting this inconsistency and will post a solution here when we have it done.", "692606": "We have updated the Data tab with the following information:\n\nNote that the orientation variable should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of the actual direction a player is facing. The records for this study come from multiple seasons of the NFL during which different systems were used to calculate and record a player’s orientation. Within a play, and across plays in a game, an individual player’s orientation will be recorded consistently, but the “geography” (i.e. the actual direction the player is facing) of the reported orientation may not match the “geography” of the direction variable in the same play. For those players that participated in multiple seasons, the geography used to record the orientation variable is not consistent across seasons. The orientation variable can be used to characterize how much a player is turning or pivoting during the course of a play. The “geography” of the direction variable does remain consistent across the study horizon.", "693034": "Awesome thanks for looking into this!" }, "source": "meta" }