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  "id": 9472,
  "title": "How do we know whether customer redeem the offer?",
  "url": "/competitions/acquire-valued-shoppers-challenge/discussion/9472",
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  "post_date": "2014-06-15T16:39:42.590Z",
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  "content": "<p>In the description: 'Let's say 100 customers are offered a discount to purchase two bottles of water. Of the 100 customers, 60 choose to redeem the offer. These 60 customers are the focus of this competition. ' But how do we know who redeems the offer? Or we are only given the data who redeems the offer? Any thoughts?</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/15/2014 16:39:42",
      "content": "<p>In the description: 'Let's say 100 customers are offered a discount to purchase two bottles of water. Of the 100 customers, 60 choose to redeem the offer. These 60 customers are the focus of this competition. ' But how do we know who redeems the offer? Or we are only given the data who redeems the offer? Any thoughts?</p>",
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      "id": "49166",
      "postDate": "06/15/2014 20:18:28",
      "content": "<p>I'm pretty sure it is only the individuals who have redeemed the offer that are in the data set we are give.</p>\n\n<p>So of the original 100 customers, we only see the 60 that have redeemed the offer.</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/16/2014 04:23:23",
      "content": "<p>[quote=LetterRip;49166]</p>\n<p>I'm pretty sure it is only the individuals who have redeemed the offer that are in the data set we are give.</p>\n<p>So of the original 100 customers, we only see the 60 that have redeemed the offer.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Yes and to add to that, of the 60 customers above, some of them make repeated purchases (purchase the product again without the coupon). This is what we are trying to predict. Not who redeems the offer.</p>\n\n<p>The question of 'how do we know whether the customer redeem the offer?', would be useful to know&nbsp;but I don't see the use of it for this competition. Any reason why you want to know this?&nbsp;</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/16/2014 05:17:53",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for your reply. That helps.</p>",
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      "postDate": "06/16/2014 05:19:50",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Eu Jin Lok;49174]</p>\n<p>[quote=LetterRip;49166]</p>\n<p>I'm pretty sure it is only the individuals who have redeemed the offer that are in the data set we are give.</p>\n<p>So of the original 100 customers, we only see the 60 that have redeemed the offer.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>Yes and to add to that, of the 60 customers above, some of them make repeated purchases (purchase the product again without the coupon). This is what we are trying to predict. Not who redeems the offer.</p>\n<p>The question of 'how do we know whether the customer redeem the offer?', would be useful to know&nbsp;but I don't see the use of it for this competition. Any reason why you want to know this?&nbsp;</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>I just want to know what is the data we are given.&nbsp; Because I need to decide whether we need extract who redeems the offer from the data.</p>",
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      "id": 49166,
      "author_name": "letterrip",
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      "post_date": "06/15/2014 20:18:28",
      "content": "<p>I'm pretty sure it is only the individuals who have redeemed the offer that are in the data set we are give.</p>\n\n<p>So of the original 100 customers, we only see the 60 that have redeemed the offer.</p>",
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      "author_name": "ejlok1",
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      "post_date": "06/16/2014 04:23:23",
      "content": "<p>[quote=LetterRip;49166]</p>\n<p>I'm pretty sure it is only the individuals who have redeemed the offer that are in the data set we are give.</p>\n<p>So of the original 100 customers, we only see the 60 that have redeemed the offer.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Yes and to add to that, of the 60 customers above, some of them make repeated purchases (purchase the product again without the coupon). This is what we are trying to predict. Not who redeems the offer.</p>\n\n<p>The question of 'how do we know whether the customer redeem the offer?', would be useful to know&nbsp;but I don't see the use of it for this competition. Any reason why you want to know this?&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": 49176,
      "author_name": "liangzhang0",
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      "post_date": "06/16/2014 05:17:53",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for your reply. That helps.</p>",
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      "id": 49177,
      "author_name": "liangzhang0",
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      "post_date": "06/16/2014 05:19:50",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Eu Jin Lok;49174]</p>\n<p>[quote=LetterRip;49166]</p>\n<p>I'm pretty sure it is only the individuals who have redeemed the offer that are in the data set we are give.</p>\n<p>So of the original 100 customers, we only see the 60 that have redeemed the offer.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>Yes and to add to that, of the 60 customers above, some of them make repeated purchases (purchase the product again without the coupon). This is what we are trying to predict. Not who redeems the offer.</p>\n<p>The question of 'how do we know whether the customer redeem the offer?', would be useful to know&nbsp;but I don't see the use of it for this competition. Any reason why you want to know this?&nbsp;</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>I just want to know what is the data we are given.&nbsp; Because I need to decide whether we need extract who redeems the offer from the data.</p>",
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