Predictive Modelling Competition Ends Soon

Back in August I mentioned that one of my clients was running a predictive modelling competition with a $10,000 prize fund. The competition closes on Friday September 30th, just a couple of weeks away, so if you intend to enter but haven't done so yet, you need to get your skates on!

I'm no predictive modeller, so I entered the competition out of sheer curiosity. At the time that I made my entry I was ranked 90th, today I'm 151st. I guess that none of the prize fund will be heading in my direction!

Predictive Modelling Competition

One of my clients is running a predictive modelling competition. The competition is free to enter and has a $10,000 prize fund. Interested? Read on...

The competition is being hosted at Kaggle. It's very simple to register and to enter. The challenge is to predict when supermarket shoppers will next visit a store and how much they will spend. You're provided with a set of modelling data, and a test data set. You can enter the competition as many times as you like, there's a leaderboard that shows the score (percentage of correctly forecast visits) you need to beat, and you get immediate feedback on how well you've done.

I don't have any modelling skills but I gave it a go. I scored 8.4, placing me in 90th position. The current leader has managed to score 17.5. Can you top that?...