Kaggle PlatformAlex Akulov and Carlos Hernandez

Platform for predictive modeling and analytics competitions

What is Kaggle?

Problem Data Crowd Tools Prediction Model

What is Kaggle?

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What does Kaggle offer?

Predict the fate for half the passengers aboard the Titanic, based on the outcomes for the first half.

Survived

Died

What’s a competition like?

Passenger list needs to be cleansed and parsed

Survived Pclass Name Sex Age SibSp Parch Ticket Fare CabinEmbark0 1 Uruchurtu, Don. Manuel E m 40 0 0 PC 17601 27.720 C0 1 Minahan, Dr. William Edward m 44 2 0 19928 90 C78 Q0 1 Crosby, Capt. Edward Gifford m 70 1 1 WE/P 5735 71 B22 S0 3 Rice, Master. Eugene m 2 4 1 382652 29.125 Q0 3 Braund, Mr. Owen Harris m 22 1 0 A/5 21171 7.25 S

1 1Cumings, Mrs. John Bradley (Florence) f 38 1 0 PC 17599

71.2833 C85 C

1 3 Heikkinen, Miss. Laina f 26 0 0STON/O2. 301012 7.925 S

What’s a competition like?

Competitors are free to use any tools available

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What’s a competition like?

Submit your predictions…

What’s a competition like?

PassengerId Prediction1270 0903 0

1220 0960 01169 0936 1

1256 1… …

Rank against other teams…

but don’t over-fit

not the model

What’s on now?

So what?

Polish existing skills and learn new ones

Explore new technology while working towards a goal

Connect with like-minded analytics enthusiasts

Questions?

http://wc.kg-dev.com/#/104

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