{
  "id": 77687,
  "title": "month_lag",
  "url": "/competitions/elo-merchant-category-recommendation/discussion/77687",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-01-15T16:26:25.755797900Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 5,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>What is the meaning of month_lag attribute in historical_transactions.csv dataset?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "456347",
      "postDate": "01/15/2019 16:26:25",
      "content": "<p>What is the meaning of month_lag attribute in historical_transactions.csv dataset?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "What is the meaning of month_lag attribute in historical_transactions.csv dataset?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "456559",
      "postDate": "01/16/2019 03:54:13",
      "content": "<p>Maybe you can try purchase_date-month_lag in his/new transactions dataset, then you will find the rule.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Maybe you can try purchase_date-month_lag in his/new transactions dataset, then you will find the rule.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "456613",
      "postDate": "01/16/2019 07:30:15",
      "content": "<p>hist['purchasedate'] - hist['monthlag'] = new['purchasedate'] - new['monthlag'] = 2018/02 ?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "hist['purchasedate'] - hist['monthlag'] = new['purchasedate'] - new['monthlag'] = 2018/02 ?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "456778",
      "postDate": "01/16/2019 14:37:09",
      "content": "<p>the month_lag = current_transaction_month - latest_transaction_month of a card. <br>\nSo the month_lag is depends of card. for every card the latest_transaction_month we have to take and find the difference between the latest_transaction_month</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "the month_lag = current_transaction_month - latest_transaction_month of a card.  \nSo the month_lag is depends of card. for every card the latest_transaction_month we have to take and find the difference between the latest_transaction_month",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "457861",
      "postDate": "01/18/2019 08:11:22",
      "content": "<p>most of card_id is 2018/02, there are some other values.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "most of card_id is 2018/02, there are some other values.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "460884",
      "postDate": "01/24/2019 16:04:43",
      "content": "<p>If this value is negative month_lag indicated that the transaction was realized before reference date and if this value is positive month_lag is indicated that the transaction was realized after reference date. I think that reference date is the date where ELO started to recommended this merchant.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "If this value is negative month_lag indicated that the transaction was realized before reference date and if this value is positive month_lag is indicated that the transaction was realized after reference date. I think that reference date is the date where ELO started to recommended this merchant.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 456559,
      "author_name": "chenxin1991",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/16/2019 03:54:13",
      "content": "<p>Maybe you can try purchase_date-month_lag in his/new transactions dataset, then you will find the rule.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 456613,
          "author_name": "fangwenjun",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/16/2019 07:30:15",
          "content": "<p>hist['purchasedate'] - hist['monthlag'] = new['purchasedate'] - new['monthlag'] = 2018/02 ?</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 457861,
          "author_name": "chenxin1991",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/18/2019 08:11:22",
          "content": "<p>most of card_id is 2018/02, there are some other values.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 456778,
      "author_name": "baskartrk",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/16/2019 14:37:09",
      "content": "<p>the month_lag = current_transaction_month - latest_transaction_month of a card. <br>\nSo the month_lag is depends of card. for every card the latest_transaction_month we have to take and find the difference between the latest_transaction_month</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 460884,
      "author_name": "fvilchez17",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/24/2019 16:04:43",
      "content": "<p>If this value is negative month_lag indicated that the transaction was realized before reference date and if this value is positive month_lag is indicated that the transaction was realized after reference date. I think that reference date is the date where ELO started to recommended this merchant.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "456347": "What is the meaning of month_lag attribute in historical_transactions.csv dataset?",
    "456559": "Maybe you can try purchase_date-month_lag in his/new transactions dataset, then you will find the rule.",
    "456613": "hist['purchasedate'] - hist['monthlag'] = new['purchasedate'] - new['monthlag'] = 2018/02 ?",
    "456778": "the month_lag = current_transaction_month - latest_transaction_month of a card.  \nSo the month_lag is depends of card. for every card the latest_transaction_month we have to take and find the difference between the latest_transaction_month",
    "457861": "most of card_id is 2018/02, there are some other values.",
    "460884": "If this value is negative month_lag indicated that the transaction was realized before reference date and if this value is positive month_lag is indicated that the transaction was realized after reference date. I think that reference date is the date where ELO started to recommended this merchant."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}