{
  "id": 603850,
  "title": "Target format question",
  "url": "/competitions/ai-based-modeling-for-energy-efficient-buildings/discussion/603850",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2025-09-04T15:30:04.815621600Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hello there, <br>\ni'm trying to follow the linked repo but I'm confused about the output:</p>\n<pre><code>,\n,\n,\n,\n...\n,\n,\n,\n</code></pre>\n<p>In the code it seems we need to predict 18 steps in the future: <code>predict_ahead = int(60 / RESAMPLE_FREQ_MIN) * 3</code> so I expected the output something like:</p>\n<pre><code>,, \n,,\n,,\n...\n,,\n...\n,,\n,,\n...\n,,\n</code></pre>\n<p>or:</p>\n<pre><code>,,,\n,\n,\n,\n</code></pre>\n<p>Any suggestion?<br>\n THX</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "3281641",
      "postDate": "09/04/2025 15:30:04",
      "content": "<p>Hello there, <br>\ni'm trying to follow the linked repo but I'm confused about the output:</p>\n<pre><code>,\n,\n,\n,\n...\n,\n,\n,\n</code></pre>\n<p>In the code it seems we need to predict 18 steps in the future: <code>predict_ahead = int(60 / RESAMPLE_FREQ_MIN) * 3</code> so I expected the output something like:</p>\n<pre><code>,, \n,,\n,,\n...\n,,\n...\n,,\n,,\n...\n,,\n</code></pre>\n<p>or:</p>\n<pre><code>,,,\n,\n,\n,\n</code></pre>\n<p>Any suggestion?<br>\n THX</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello there, \ni'm trying to follow the linked repo but I'm confused about the output:\n```\n\"ID\",\"TARGET_VARIABLE\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:10:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:20:00\",\"...\"\n...\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-07-31_23:40:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-07-31_23:50:00\",\"...\"\n```\nIn the code it seems we need to predict 18 steps in the future: `predict_ahead = int(60 / RESAMPLE_FREQ_MIN) * 3 ` so I expected the output something like:\n```\n\"ID\",\"TARGET_VARIABLE\", \"LAG\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\",1\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\",2\n...\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\",18\n...\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\",1\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\",2\n...\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\",18\n```\nor:\n```\n\"PREDICT_DATE\",\"TARGET_VARIABLE_LAG_1\",...\"TARGET_VARIABLE_LAG_18\",\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:10:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:20:00\",\"...\"\n```\nAny suggestion?\n THX",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3281865",
      "postDate": "09/05/2025 05:46:09",
      "content": "<p>thanks for your question! </p>\n<p>we are requesting to predict the target variable at the time <em>point</em> 3 hours in the future, <em>not</em> the time <em>span up until</em> 3 hours in the future. does this clarify the question? this is also what the code does.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "thanks for your question! \n\nwe are requesting to predict the target variable at the time *point* 3 hours in the future, *not* the time *span up until* 3 hours in the future. does this clarify the question? this is also what the code does.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3284530",
      "postDate": "09/08/2025 10:56:33",
      "content": "<p>Uh sorry I miss it,<br>\nTHX</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Uh sorry I miss it,\nTHX",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3281865,
      "author_name": "miklosszaloczy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/05/2025 05:46:09",
      "content": "<p>thanks for your question! </p>\n<p>we are requesting to predict the target variable at the time <em>point</em> 3 hours in the future, <em>not</em> the time <em>span up until</em> 3 hours in the future. does this clarify the question? this is also what the code does.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3284530,
          "author_name": "agobbi",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "09/08/2025 10:56:33",
          "content": "<p>Uh sorry I miss it,<br>\nTHX</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "3281641": "Hello there, \ni'm trying to follow the linked repo but I'm confused about the output:\n```\n\"ID\",\"TARGET_VARIABLE\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:10:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:20:00\",\"...\"\n...\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-07-31_23:40:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-07-31_23:50:00\",\"...\"\n```\nIn the code it seems we need to predict 18 steps in the future: `predict_ahead = int(60 / RESAMPLE_FREQ_MIN) * 3 ` so I expected the output something like:\n```\n\"ID\",\"TARGET_VARIABLE\", \"LAG\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\",1\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\",2\n...\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\",18\n...\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\",1\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\",2\n...\n\"2025-07-31_23:30:00\",\"...\",18\n```\nor:\n```\n\"PREDICT_DATE\",\"TARGET_VARIABLE_LAG_1\",...\"TARGET_VARIABLE_LAG_18\",\n\"2025-06-01_00:00:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:10:00\",\"...\"\n\"2025-06-01_00:20:00\",\"...\"\n```\nAny suggestion?\n THX",
    "3281865": "thanks for your question! \n\nwe are requesting to predict the target variable at the time *point* 3 hours in the future, *not* the time *span up until* 3 hours in the future. does this clarify the question? this is also what the code does.",
    "3284530": "Uh sorry I miss it,\nTHX"
  },
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}