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  "title": "Dataset Qs",
  "url": "/competitions/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/discussion/8340",
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  "post_date": "2014-05-31T01:41:40.447Z",
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  "content": "<p>I have seen that there are rows with <strong>repeat = true</strong> in the TrainHistory but there are no corresponding matching rows in the Transactions file.</p>\n\n<p>Can anybody explain why this is the case ?</p>\n<p>Cheers,</p>\n<p>BlueOcean</p>",
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      "postDate": "05/31/2014 01:41:40",
      "content": "<p>I have seen that there are rows with <strong>repeat = true</strong> in the TrainHistory but there are no corresponding matching rows in the Transactions file.</p>\n\n<p>Can anybody explain why this is the case ?</p>\n<p>Cheers,</p>\n<p>BlueOcean</p>",
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      "postDate": "05/31/2014 11:26:30",
      "content": "<p>You mean to say that, you don't find&nbsp;some customer id's in Transactions file?</p>\n<p>Can you please re-frame your question.</p>",
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      "postDate": "05/31/2014 12:43:22",
      "content": "<p>I think that is what he means.</p>\n<p>I also have 99 customers in the training dataset but missing from the REDUCED transactions file.</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/01/2014 07:42:20",
      "content": "<p>Thanks&nbsp;mchahhou. I meant the same.</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/01/2014 16:40:16",
      "content": "<p>[quote=mchahhou;47389]</p>\n<p>I think that is what he means.</p>\n<p>I also have 99 customers in the training dataset but missing from the REDUCED transactions file.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>What code you used to obtain&nbsp;REDUCED transactions file?</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/01/2014 19:35:11",
      "content": "<p>I m using the python code posted here :<a href=\"http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction\"> http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction</a>&nbsp; by Triskelion.&nbsp; </p>\n<p>I checked the code many times and it is ok.</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/01/2014 21:14:26",
      "content": "<p>[quote=mchahhou;48442]</p>\n<p>I m using the python code posted here :<a href=\"http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction\"> http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction</a>&nbsp; by Triskelion.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>I checked the code many times and it is ok.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>Reason you have missing&nbsp;99 customers in the training dataset is because this customers redeem coupon BUT never bought anything in the previous year from the selected categories.</p>",
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      "id": "48452",
      "postDate": "06/01/2014 22:02:26",
      "content": "<p>Thanks, that makes sense</p>",
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      "author_name": "saikumarallaka",
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      "post_date": "05/31/2014 11:26:30",
      "content": "<p>You mean to say that, you don't find&nbsp;some customer id's in Transactions file?</p>\n<p>Can you please re-frame your question.</p>",
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      "author_name": "mchahhou",
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      "post_date": "05/31/2014 12:43:22",
      "content": "<p>I think that is what he means.</p>\n<p>I also have 99 customers in the training dataset but missing from the REDUCED transactions file.</p>",
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      "author_name": "ambarish",
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      "post_date": "06/01/2014 07:42:20",
      "content": "<p>Thanks&nbsp;mchahhou. I meant the same.</p>",
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      "author_name": "odessa",
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      "post_date": "06/01/2014 16:40:16",
      "content": "<p>[quote=mchahhou;47389]</p>\n<p>I think that is what he means.</p>\n<p>I also have 99 customers in the training dataset but missing from the REDUCED transactions file.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>What code you used to obtain&nbsp;REDUCED transactions file?</p>",
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      "author_name": "mchahhou",
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      "post_date": "06/01/2014 19:35:11",
      "content": "<p>I m using the python code posted here :<a href=\"http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction\"> http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction</a>&nbsp; by Triskelion.&nbsp; </p>\n<p>I checked the code many times and it is ok.</p>",
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      "author_name": "odessa",
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      "post_date": "06/01/2014 21:14:26",
      "content": "<p>[quote=mchahhou;48442]</p>\n<p>I m using the python code posted here :<a href=\"http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction\"> http://www.kaggle.com/c/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/forums/t/7666/getting-started-data-reduction</a>&nbsp; by Triskelion.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>I checked the code many times and it is ok.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>Reason you have missing&nbsp;99 customers in the training dataset is because this customers redeem coupon BUT never bought anything in the previous year from the selected categories.</p>",
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      "author_name": "mchahhou",
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      "post_date": "06/01/2014 22:02:26",
      "content": "<p>Thanks, that makes sense</p>",
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