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ML/NLP competition: predict hygiene violations in Boston using Yelp review data (drivendata.org)
8 points by isms 3287 days ago | 2 comments


1 point by grahama 3287 days ago | link

whats the difference between this sites competitions and kaggle? has anyone competed in both and can say anything about level of difficulty and competition? part of what makes kaggle fun is competing against people I would consider way more smarter than myself

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3 points by isms 3287 days ago | link

Hey there grahama, submitter and DrivenData team member here -- thanks for asking.

To (hopefully) answer your question, we have super sharp competitors, many of whom participate on both platforms. They run the gamut from hobbyists, to students, to academic researchers, to experienced practitioners.

For instance, here's an interview with the 1st place winner of a recent competition: http://blog.drivendata.org/2015/02/26/box-plots-winner-inter...

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