{
  "id": 174848,
  "title": "Discrepancy between sample_submission and Aim mentioned in Data Description.",
  "url": "/competitions/osic-pulmonary-fibrosis-progression/discussion/174848",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-08-15T18:00:05.316925500Z",
  "votes": -1,
  "comment_count": 2,
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  "content": "<p>In the Data Description, it is mentioned :<br>\n\"You are asked to predict the final three FVC measurements for each patient, as well as a confidence value in your prediction.\"</p>\n<p>But I see that in the Sample Submission, there are 146 weeks for each patient and not 3. Meaning we have to predict the FVC for 146 measurements for each patient.</p>\n<p>I'm sure I have not understood it right. Could someone clarify this for me?</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>",
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    {
      "id": "971598",
      "postDate": "08/15/2020 18:00:05",
      "content": "<p>In the Data Description, it is mentioned :<br>\n\"You are asked to predict the final three FVC measurements for each patient, as well as a confidence value in your prediction.\"</p>\n<p>But I see that in the Sample Submission, there are 146 weeks for each patient and not 3. Meaning we have to predict the FVC for 146 measurements for each patient.</p>\n<p>I'm sure I have not understood it right. Could someone clarify this for me?</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "In the Data Description, it is mentioned :\n\"You are asked to predict the final three FVC measurements for each patient, as well as a confidence value in your prediction.\"\n\nBut I see that in the Sample Submission, there are 146 weeks for each patient and not 3. Meaning we have to predict the FVC for 146 measurements for each patient.\n\nI'm sure I have not understood it right. Could someone clarify this for me?\n\nThanks",
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      "id": "971635",
      "postDate": "08/15/2020 18:41:36",
      "content": "<p>The organizers don't tell us which weeks are the final three for each patient. So we predict all the weeks, and they score us on the final three per patient. So we are making 146 x N predictions but being scored on 3 x N actual FVC values. (I guess since we are given one FVC value, it's really 145 x N predictions and N known values).</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The organizers don't tell us which weeks are the final three for each patient. So we predict all the weeks, and they score us on the final three per patient. So we are making 146 x N predictions but being scored on 3 x N actual FVC values. (I guess since we are given one FVC value, it's really 145 x N predictions and N known values).",
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      "id": "971638",
      "postDate": "08/15/2020 18:45:35",
      "content": "<p>Ah okay, thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Ah okay, thanks!",
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 971635,
      "author_name": "richardepstein",
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      "post_date": "08/15/2020 18:41:36",
      "content": "<p>The organizers don't tell us which weeks are the final three for each patient. So we predict all the weeks, and they score us on the final three per patient. So we are making 146 x N predictions but being scored on 3 x N actual FVC values. (I guess since we are given one FVC value, it's really 145 x N predictions and N known values).</p>",
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      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 971638,
          "author_name": "vbhargav875",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/15/2020 18:45:35",
          "content": "<p>Ah okay, thanks!</p>",
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    "971598": "In the Data Description, it is mentioned :\n\"You are asked to predict the final three FVC measurements for each patient, as well as a confidence value in your prediction.\"\n\nBut I see that in the Sample Submission, there are 146 weeks for each patient and not 3. Meaning we have to predict the FVC for 146 measurements for each patient.\n\nI'm sure I have not understood it right. Could someone clarify this for me?\n\nThanks",
    "971635": "The organizers don't tell us which weeks are the final three for each patient. So we predict all the weeks, and they score us on the final three per patient. So we are making 146 x N predictions but being scored on 3 x N actual FVC values. (I guess since we are given one FVC value, it's really 145 x N predictions and N known values).",
    "971638": "Ah okay, thanks!"
  },
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