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  "id": 343956,
  "title": "Race Number is 3 characters?(What does \"3\" and \"character\" mean?)",
  "url": "/competitions/big-data-derby-2022/discussion/343956",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2022-08-13T08:39:17.018589400Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 4,
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  "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>What does \"Passed as 3 characters but can be cast or converted to int for this data set.\" mean??</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I downloaded for files and open them,  explanation of some of columns in data page are described these are 3 characters.<br>\nbut all of them I opened are 1 or 2 digits(1,2,10, and so on). I'm not sure well that 3 characters meant. </p>\n<p>Additionally , It seems that this should be sent notebook. but I could not understand what should I do. because A lot of other competitions have \"sumple_submission.csv\". However it doesn't. so, could you please let me know how to proceed it?(I read Goal of the Competition, and I understood the purpose of this competition, but What kind of Notebook(Code) should I make in this competition?)</p>\n<p>Finally, Necessity of apart from \"nyra_2019_complete.csv\" file. because it was combined other 3 files, I think. I can not understand why these are included in Data package.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "1896883",
      "postDate": "08/13/2022 08:39:17",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>What does \"Passed as 3 characters but can be cast or converted to int for this data set.\" mean??</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I downloaded for files and open them,  explanation of some of columns in data page are described these are 3 characters.<br>\nbut all of them I opened are 1 or 2 digits(1,2,10, and so on). I'm not sure well that 3 characters meant. </p>\n<p>Additionally , It seems that this should be sent notebook. but I could not understand what should I do. because A lot of other competitions have \"sumple_submission.csv\". However it doesn't. so, could you please let me know how to proceed it?(I read Goal of the Competition, and I understood the purpose of this competition, but What kind of Notebook(Code) should I make in this competition?)</p>\n<p>Finally, Necessity of apart from \"nyra_2019_complete.csv\" file. because it was combined other 3 files, I think. I can not understand why these are included in Data package.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": ">What does \"Passed as 3 characters but can be cast or converted to int for this data set.\" mean??\n\nI downloaded for files and open them,  explanation of some of columns in data page are described these are 3 characters.\nbut all of them I opened are 1 or 2 digits(1,2,10, and so on). I'm not sure well that 3 characters meant. \n\nAdditionally , It seems that this should be sent notebook. but I could not understand what should I do. because A lot of other competitions have \"sumple_submission.csv\". However it doesn't. so, could you please let me know how to proceed it?(I read Goal of the Competition, and I understood the purpose of this competition, but What kind of Notebook(Code) should I make in this competition?)\n\nFinally, Necessity of apart from \"nyra_2019_complete.csv\" file. because it was combined other 3 files, I think. I can not understand why these are included in Data package.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1900416",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 02:33:25",
      "content": "<p>Reasons for the three character max size for Program_Number:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horses wearing the single-digit numbers 1,2,3,…9. Each horse is a separate betting interest.</li>\n<li>Coupled entries 1, 1A, 2, 2B, 2X, 3, 3C,….  A coupled entry is a single betting interest.  The three horses wearing 2, 2B, and 2X are a single betting interest.</li>\n<li>Field entries 21f, 22f, 23f,…. Field entries consisting of two or more horses are a single betting interest referred to as the \"field\".</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Datatype can be alphanumeric or text.  Clean Program_number by removing the spaces in the column.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Reasons for the three character max size for Program_Number:\n- Horses wearing the single-digit numbers 1,2,3,...9. Each horse is a separate betting interest.\n- Coupled entries 1, 1A, 2, 2B, 2X, 3, 3C,....  A coupled entry is a single betting interest.  The three horses wearing 2, 2B, and 2X are a single betting interest.\n- Field entries 21f, 22f, 23f,.... Field entries consisting of two or more horses are a single betting interest referred to as the \"field\".\n\nDatatype can be alphanumeric or text.  Clean Program_number by removing the spaces in the column.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1901031",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 12:37:50",
      "content": "<p>Thank you! How about Race Number?</p>\n<p>My main concern is currently Race Number. could you please describe it, if possible??</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you! How about Race Number?\n\nMy main concern is currently Race Number. could you please describe it, if possible??",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1912486",
      "postDate": "08/24/2022 18:50:42",
      "content": "<p>I think the race number means the order of the races on the same day, so it says the race numbers can be converted to integers. The reason for using three characters to denote the race number may be just in case. The data description also says the track_condition use three characters and the race_type use five characters but they don't in fact.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think the race number means the order of the races on the same day, so it says the race numbers can be converted to integers. The reason for using three characters to denote the race number may be just in case. The data description also says the track_condition use three characters and the race_type use five characters but they don't in fact.",
      "votes": null
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    {
      "id": "1912499",
      "postDate": "08/24/2022 19:04:30",
      "content": "<p>Thank you. so, I was slightly confused there are difference between data and description…</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you. so, I was slightly confused there are difference between data and description...",
      "votes": null
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1900416,
      "author_name": "dabigm",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/16/2022 02:33:25",
      "content": "<p>Reasons for the three character max size for Program_Number:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horses wearing the single-digit numbers 1,2,3,…9. Each horse is a separate betting interest.</li>\n<li>Coupled entries 1, 1A, 2, 2B, 2X, 3, 3C,….  A coupled entry is a single betting interest.  The three horses wearing 2, 2B, and 2X are a single betting interest.</li>\n<li>Field entries 21f, 22f, 23f,…. Field entries consisting of two or more horses are a single betting interest referred to as the \"field\".</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Datatype can be alphanumeric or text.  Clean Program_number by removing the spaces in the column.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1901031,
          "author_name": "jackwilliams3rd",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/16/2022 12:37:50",
          "content": "<p>Thank you! How about Race Number?</p>\n<p>My main concern is currently Race Number. could you please describe it, if possible??</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        }
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    {
      "id": 1912486,
      "author_name": "saikanum",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/24/2022 18:50:42",
      "content": "<p>I think the race number means the order of the races on the same day, so it says the race numbers can be converted to integers. The reason for using three characters to denote the race number may be just in case. The data description also says the track_condition use three characters and the race_type use five characters but they don't in fact.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1912499,
          "author_name": "jackwilliams3rd",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/24/2022 19:04:30",
          "content": "<p>Thank you. so, I was slightly confused there are difference between data and description…</p>",
          "votes": null,
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    "1896883": ">What does \"Passed as 3 characters but can be cast or converted to int for this data set.\" mean??\n\nI downloaded for files and open them,  explanation of some of columns in data page are described these are 3 characters.\nbut all of them I opened are 1 or 2 digits(1,2,10, and so on). I'm not sure well that 3 characters meant. \n\nAdditionally , It seems that this should be sent notebook. but I could not understand what should I do. because A lot of other competitions have \"sumple_submission.csv\". However it doesn't. so, could you please let me know how to proceed it?(I read Goal of the Competition, and I understood the purpose of this competition, but What kind of Notebook(Code) should I make in this competition?)\n\nFinally, Necessity of apart from \"nyra_2019_complete.csv\" file. because it was combined other 3 files, I think. I can not understand why these are included in Data package.",
    "1900416": "Reasons for the three character max size for Program_Number:\n- Horses wearing the single-digit numbers 1,2,3,...9. Each horse is a separate betting interest.\n- Coupled entries 1, 1A, 2, 2B, 2X, 3, 3C,....  A coupled entry is a single betting interest.  The three horses wearing 2, 2B, and 2X are a single betting interest.\n- Field entries 21f, 22f, 23f,.... Field entries consisting of two or more horses are a single betting interest referred to as the \"field\".\n\nDatatype can be alphanumeric or text.  Clean Program_number by removing the spaces in the column.",
    "1901031": "Thank you! How about Race Number?\n\nMy main concern is currently Race Number. could you please describe it, if possible??",
    "1912486": "I think the race number means the order of the races on the same day, so it says the race numbers can be converted to integers. The reason for using three characters to denote the race number may be just in case. The data description also says the track_condition use three characters and the race_type use five characters but they don't in fact.",
    "1912499": "Thank you. so, I was slightly confused there are difference between data and description..."
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