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  "id": 5843,
  "title": "class project",
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  "post_date": "2013-09-22T20:30:30.210Z",
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  "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Can I use this data for a class project?</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>",
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    {
      "id": "31353",
      "postDate": "09/22/2013 20:30:30",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Can I use this data for a class project?</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>",
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    {
      "id": "31530",
      "postDate": "09/25/2013 09:49:51",
      "content": "<p>I didn't forget about this question. I'll let you know soon.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "31790",
      "postDate": "09/29/2013 19:26:48",
      "content": "<p>I would also like to use this data for my machine learning class project. Please let me know if I can use it.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>\n<p>Abhishek&nbsp;</p>",
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    {
      "id": "31806",
      "postDate": "09/30/2013 00:38:48",
      "content": "<p>Hi Adam,</p>\n<p>A follow up observation that may help get to a favorable resolution on this...</p>\n<p>One option is to use the data for a class project, but share results/findings only in aggregate, without disclosing the data (other than possibly in very rough summary form). It might be of benefit to this forum for students to share their results with the forum as a condition of being allowed to use the data for their class projects.<br><br>Please let us know.</p>\n<p>Thanks.</p>",
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      "id": "31979",
      "postDate": "10/03/2013 09:33:02",
      "content": "<p>Finally, I have some news: the released dataset cannot be used outside on this kaggle contest.</p>\n<p>However, we might release a modified (and public) dataset once this contest is finished.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "31995",
      "postDate": "10/03/2013 18:11:31",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n<p>Just asking a similar question to make sure.</p>\n<p>I have a homework project from university to look at machine learning problem. The assignment is to test some algorithms and write a short report. No data is being published or shared. The report should explain the method used and accuracy achieved.</p>\n<p>Is it possible to do this on the competition data, and to submit the results to the competition? The report will not be written before the competition is closed.</p>\n<p>In the unlikely event of a win, some important details can be omitted from the report.</p>\n<p>Thanks,</p>",
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    {
      "id": "32247",
      "postDate": "10/11/2013 08:25:08",
      "content": "<p>I confirm this is fine as long as the report talks on results and does not reveal any data.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": 31530,
      "author_name": "adamwoz",
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      "post_date": "09/25/2013 09:49:51",
      "content": "<p>I didn't forget about this question. I'll let you know soon.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": 31790,
      "author_name": "abhishekdubey1",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/29/2013 19:26:48",
      "content": "<p>I would also like to use this data for my machine learning class project. Please let me know if I can use it.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Thanks</p>\n<p>Abhishek&nbsp;</p>",
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    },
    {
      "id": 31806,
      "author_name": "batavia",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/30/2013 00:38:48",
      "content": "<p>Hi Adam,</p>\n<p>A follow up observation that may help get to a favorable resolution on this...</p>\n<p>One option is to use the data for a class project, but share results/findings only in aggregate, without disclosing the data (other than possibly in very rough summary form). It might be of benefit to this forum for students to share their results with the forum as a condition of being allowed to use the data for their class projects.<br><br>Please let us know.</p>\n<p>Thanks.</p>",
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    },
    {
      "id": 31979,
      "author_name": "adamwoz",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/03/2013 09:33:02",
      "content": "<p>Finally, I have some news: the released dataset cannot be used outside on this kaggle contest.</p>\n<p>However, we might release a modified (and public) dataset once this contest is finished.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": 31995,
      "author_name": "bytestream",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/03/2013 18:11:31",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n<p>Just asking a similar question to make sure.</p>\n<p>I have a homework project from university to look at machine learning problem. The assignment is to test some algorithms and write a short report. No data is being published or shared. The report should explain the method used and accuracy achieved.</p>\n<p>Is it possible to do this on the competition data, and to submit the results to the competition? The report will not be written before the competition is closed.</p>\n<p>In the unlikely event of a win, some important details can be omitted from the report.</p>\n<p>Thanks,</p>",
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      "id": 32247,
      "author_name": "adamwoz",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/11/2013 08:25:08",
      "content": "<p>I confirm this is fine as long as the report talks on results and does not reveal any data.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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