{
  "id": 180571,
  "title": "In test data, what is initial FVC measurement?",
  "url": "/competitions/osic-pulmonary-fibrosis-progression/discussion/180571",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-09-05T14:55:40.100627300Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>The data description reads </p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>In the test set, you are provided with a baseline CT scan and only the initial FVC measurement.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Is the initial FVC mesurement, the first mesurement taken after (or during <code>week == 0</code> ) the CT Scan? or can it also be from a test taken a few weeks before the CT Scan?</p>\n<p>Essentially can the <code>Weeks</code> value be negative in test data?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "999312",
      "postDate": "09/05/2020 14:55:40",
      "content": "<p>The data description reads </p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>In the test set, you are provided with a baseline CT scan and only the initial FVC measurement.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Is the initial FVC mesurement, the first mesurement taken after (or during <code>week == 0</code> ) the CT Scan? or can it also be from a test taken a few weeks before the CT Scan?</p>\n<p>Essentially can the <code>Weeks</code> value be negative in test data?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The data description reads \n\n> In the test set, you are provided with a baseline CT scan and only the initial FVC measurement.\n\nIs the initial FVC mesurement, the first mesurement taken after (or during `week == 0` ) the CT Scan? or can it also be from a test taken a few weeks before the CT Scan?\n\nEssentially can the `Weeks` value be negative in test data?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "999507",
      "postDate": "09/05/2020 17:45:48",
      "content": "<p>It is the first measurement taken from this patient. Weeks can be negative (if the measurement was taken before the CT scan), or positive (if the measurement was taken after the CT scan).</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It is the first measurement taken from this patient. Weeks can be negative (if the measurement was taken before the CT scan), or positive (if the measurement was taken after the CT scan).",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "999528",
      "postDate": "09/05/2020 18:04:09",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for clarifying!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for clarifying!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 999507,
      "author_name": "ahmedhshahin",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/05/2020 17:45:48",
      "content": "<p>It is the first measurement taken from this patient. Weeks can be negative (if the measurement was taken before the CT scan), or positive (if the measurement was taken after the CT scan).</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 999528,
          "author_name": "gautham11",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/05/2020 18:04:09",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for clarifying!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "999312": "The data description reads \n\n> In the test set, you are provided with a baseline CT scan and only the initial FVC measurement.\n\nIs the initial FVC mesurement, the first mesurement taken after (or during `week == 0` ) the CT Scan? or can it also be from a test taken a few weeks before the CT Scan?\n\nEssentially can the `Weeks` value be negative in test data?",
    "999507": "It is the first measurement taken from this patient. Weeks can be negative (if the measurement was taken before the CT scan), or positive (if the measurement was taken after the CT scan).",
    "999528": "Thanks for clarifying!"
  },
  "source": "meta"
}