{
  "id": 113391,
  "title": "Target variable",
  "url": "/competitions/ashrae-energy-prediction/discussion/113391",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-10-19T04:09:37.278579500Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 1,
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  "content": "<p>So, I was checking the train and test shape's and we have more than double for test.\nAlso, I see we have row_id in test but not in train.\nI think I am missing something easy, but is the target variable the energy consumption for building i meter j? \nIf so, for what timestamp? Actual day? 1 day ahead forecast? 2? \nAgain, I think I am missing something easy, sorry. </p>",
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    {
      "id": "652579",
      "postDate": "10/19/2019 04:09:37",
      "content": "<p>So, I was checking the train and test shape's and we have more than double for test.\nAlso, I see we have row_id in test but not in train.\nI think I am missing something easy, but is the target variable the energy consumption for building i meter j? \nIf so, for what timestamp? Actual day? 1 day ahead forecast? 2? \nAgain, I think I am missing something easy, sorry. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "So, I was checking the train and test shape's and we have more than double for test.\nAlso, I see we have row_id in test but not in train.\nI think I am missing something easy, but is the target variable the energy consumption for building i meter j? \nIf so, for what timestamp? Actual day? 1 day ahead forecast? 2? \nAgain, I think I am missing something easy, sorry.",
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    {
      "id": "652619",
      "postDate": "10/19/2019 06:02:47",
      "content": "<p>Test is double as its a full two years - train is one year with lots of missing dates.  Think row id in test just to help keep stuff straight for submission purposes but most kernels I see drop pretty quick.</p>\n\n<p>The buildings can have up to 4 different types of meters - so a row will contain a meter reading and tell you the meter type.  </p>\n\n<p>Time stamp should be actual day by 1 hour increments.  Again train is missing some, but test should have all 24 hours for each day for each building, etc.  </p>\n\n<p>Hope this helps.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Test is double as its a full two years - train is one year with lots of missing dates.  Think row id in test just to help keep stuff straight for submission purposes but most kernels I see drop pretty quick.\n\nThe buildings can have up to 4 different types of meters - so a row will contain a meter reading and tell you the meter type.  \n\nTime stamp should be actual day by 1 hour increments.  Again train is missing some, but test should have all 24 hours for each day for each building, etc.  \n\nHope this helps.",
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 652619,
      "author_name": "pcjimmmy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/19/2019 06:02:47",
      "content": "<p>Test is double as its a full two years - train is one year with lots of missing dates.  Think row id in test just to help keep stuff straight for submission purposes but most kernels I see drop pretty quick.</p>\n\n<p>The buildings can have up to 4 different types of meters - so a row will contain a meter reading and tell you the meter type.  </p>\n\n<p>Time stamp should be actual day by 1 hour increments.  Again train is missing some, but test should have all 24 hours for each day for each building, etc.  </p>\n\n<p>Hope this helps.</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    "652579": "So, I was checking the train and test shape's and we have more than double for test.\nAlso, I see we have row_id in test but not in train.\nI think I am missing something easy, but is the target variable the energy consumption for building i meter j? \nIf so, for what timestamp? Actual day? 1 day ahead forecast? 2? \nAgain, I think I am missing something easy, sorry.",
    "652619": "Test is double as its a full two years - train is one year with lots of missing dates.  Think row id in test just to help keep stuff straight for submission purposes but most kernels I see drop pretty quick.\n\nThe buildings can have up to 4 different types of meters - so a row will contain a meter reading and tell you the meter type.  \n\nTime stamp should be actual day by 1 hour increments.  Again train is missing some, but test should have all 24 hours for each day for each building, etc.  \n\nHope this helps."
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