Tartan Data Science Cup

Episode II: Analytics Strikes Back!

Problem

A detailed description of the problem will be posted on Sunday at 9:00am.

Data: Documentation and Download

Before downloading the dataset, you must agree to the full terms and conditions. Agreement to these terms and conditions applies to your entire team and/or anyone with whom you share the data.

I agree to the Full Terms and Conditions (necessary for downloading data).

Additional documentation on the dataset can be found here.

Rules

Additional rules will be posted on Sunday at 9:00am.

You may not use any other data sources aside from the dataset provided above. Exactly how you justify your answer is up to you. That said, we suggest the following:

• Use graphics / data visualization
• When appropriate, incorporate the results of statistical models/tests
• Provide detailed descriptions of the methodology used, but be concise

Submissions: Each team should submit a single .zip file that contains:

• all (well-documented!) code used to analyze the data, obtain results, create graphics, etc (any programming language/software is acceptable)
• a set of predictions (more info on TDSC Sunday)
• a 1-2 page report describing the key results and methods used to analyze the data (submitted as a .pdf file)
• up to 3 slides for a 5-minute research presentation (submitted as a .pdf file)

Submission constitutes permission to post (anonymized) winning team entries online.