{ "fetched_at": "2026-10-20T04:28:42Z", "source_url": "https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon/data", "pages": [ { "name": "data-description", "content": "This section outlines the files included in the competition and the format of each, helping participants understand how to use the data effectively.\n\nFiles\n\n\t•\ttrain.csv: This file contains the training set, which you will use to train your machine learning model. It includes historical stock data with various features for a specific company.\n\t•\ttest.csv: This file serves as the test set. You will apply your trained model to this dataset to make predictions. The accuracy of your predictions on this data will determine your rank in the competition.\n\t•\tsample_submission.csv: This is a sample submission file that demonstrates the correct format for submitting your predictions. Ensure that your submission follows this structure.\n\t•\tmetaData.csv: This file provides supplemental information about the dataset, including descriptions of each feature and any relevant notes that may assist participants in understanding the data better.\n\nColumns\n\n\t•\tID: A unique identifier for each data point in the dataset.\n\t•\tOpen: The opening price of the stock for the day.\n\t•\tHigh: The highest price reached during the trading day.\n\t•\tLow: The lowest price reached during the trading day.\n\t•\tClose: The closing price of the stock for the day (this is the target variable you will be predicting).\n\t•\tVolume: The total number of shares traded during the day.\n\t•\tDividends: The dividend yield (annual dividend per share divided by the stock price) and the dividend payout ratio. \n\t•\tStockSplits: A history of stock splits, including the date and ratio.\n\t•\tDate: The date of the stock, given as an object value ", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false }, { "name": "Description", "content": "In this competition, participants will tackle the challenge of predicting the closing stock values of a specified company. The provided dataset includes a variety of financial indicators essential for making accurate predictions, such as:\n\n\t•\tOpen: The opening price of the stock for the day.\n\t•\tHigh: The highest price reached during the trading day.\n\t•\tLow: The lowest price reached during the trading day.\n\t•\tVolume: The number of shares traded during the day.\n\t•\tWeighted Average Price: A calculated average that takes into account the volume of trades at various prices.\n\nEach data point is accompanied by a unique identifier, ensuring a distinct reference for each observation. Participants are encouraged to leverage machine learning techniques to analyze these features and develop models that can effectively forecast the Close price.\n\nThe competition will be judged based on the Mean Squared Error (MSE) of participants’ predictions compared to the actual closing prices, promoting an emphasis on accuracy and precision in stock price forecasting.", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false }, { "name": "Evaluation", "content": "Submissions are evaluated based on Mean Squared Error (MSE) between the predicted Close values and the actual observed values in the test set. MSE is calculated as the average of the squares of the differences between the predicted and actual values, providing a clear metric for assessing the accuracy of predictions.\n\n## Submission File\n\nFor each ID in the test set, you must predict the Close value for the target variable. The submission file should contain a header and follow this format:\n\n| ID | CLOSE |\n| -- | ------- |\n| 4995 | 150.25 |\n| 4996| 152.00 |\n| 4997 | 149.75 | \n| ... | ... |\n| 6243 | 223.5 |\n\nMake sure that the IDs correspond to those in the test set and that your predicted Close values are in the appropriate format. \nSimilar to the sample submission, the IDs should range from 4995-6243 in your submission.\n\n## E.g. code using Scikit learn\n\n```python\n# assume model is already loaded and tuned\n# create your predictions\ny_pred = model.fit(y_test)\n\n# assume you have loaded the sample_submission.csv, copy df and change Close column\nmy_solution = sample_solution.copy(deep=True)\nmy_solution['Close'] = y_pred\n\n# save as csv\nmy_solution.to_csv('my_solution.csv')\n```\n", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false }, { "name": "rules", "content": "ENTRY IN THIS HACKATHON CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL HACKATHON RULES.\n\nSee Section 3.18 for defined terms\n\nThe Hackathon named below is a skills-based competition to promote and further the field of data science. You must register via the Hackathon Website to enter. To enter the Hackathon, you must agree to these Official Hackathon Rules, which incorporate by reference the provisions and content of the Hackathon Website and any Specific Hackathon Rules herein (collectively, the “Rules”). Please read these Rules carefully before entry to ensure you understand and agree. You further agree that submission in the Hackathon constitutes agreement to these Rules. You may not submit to the Hackathon and are not eligible to receive any prizes associated with this Hackathon unless you agree to these Rules. These Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and the Hackathon Host with respect to the Hackathon. Your Hackathon submissions must conform to the requirements stated on the Hackathon Website. Submissions will be scored based on the evaluation metric described on the Hackathon Website. Subject to compliance with the Hackathon Rules, prizes, if any, will be awarded to Participants with the best scores, based on the merits of the data science models submitted. See below for the complete Hackathon Rules.\n\nYou cannot sign up to Kaggle from multiple accounts and therefore you cannot enter or submit from multiple accounts.\n\n1. HACKATHON-SPECIFIC TERMS\n\n1. HACKATHON TITLE\n\nFintech x DSS Hackathon\n\n\n\n\n4. HACKATHON WEBSITE\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon\n\n5. DATA ACCESS AND USE\n\nYou may access and use the Hackathon Data for participating in the Hackathon and on Kaggle.com forums. The Hackathon Host reserves the right to disqualify any Participant who uses the Hackathon Data for purposes other than as permitted by the Hackathon Website and these Rules.\n\n6. HACKATHON-SPECIFIC RULES\n\n1. TEAM LIMITS\n\na. The maximum team size is two (2).\nb. Team mergers are allowed and can be performed by the team leader. The combined team must have a total submission count less than or equal to the maximum allowed as of the team merger deadline. The maximum allowed is the number of submissions per day multiplied by the number of days the hackathon has been running.\n\n2. SUBMISSION LIMITS\n\na. You may submit a maximum of 2 submissions per team.\n\n3. HACKATHON TIMELINE\n\n\t•\tDate: Thursday, October 31st\n\t•\tHackathon Timeline (Start time, Lunch break, Submission deadline) will be reflected on the Hackathon’s Overview > Timeline page.\n\n4. HACKATHON DATA\n\n\t•\tData Access: The data will consist of a historical stock from the last 30 days, obtained through the Yahoo Finance API. The features are as follows:\n\t•\tOpen\n\t•\tHigh\n\t•\tLow\n\t•\tClose\n\t•\tVolume\n\t•\tWeighted Average Price\n\t•\tGoal: Predict the next day’s return using the data of the last 30 days. The evaluation metric is Mean Squared Error (MAE) between predicted return and observed target.\n\n\n\nITINERARY\n\n\t1.\tWelcome and Introduction\n\t2.\tObjective Explanation and Tutorial\n\t•\tProvide a short tutorial to get participants started using the template (e.g., linear regression).\n\t3.\tGetting Started\n\t4.\tLunch Break\n\t5.\tContinue Working on Models\n\t6.\tModel Evaluation and Leaderboard Display\n", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false }, { "name": "abstract", "content": "Welcome to the Stock Prediction Challenge! This competition involves predicting the closing stock values of a specific company based on historical market data. Participants are provided with a dataset that includes various financial indicators, such as the opening price, highest and lowest prices of the day, volume, and weighted average price, along with a unique identifier for each data point. The objective is to build a model that accurately forecasts the Close price based on these provided fields.\n\nParticipants will be evaluated on their model’s performance using Mean Squared Error (MSE), aiming to minimize the difference between predicted and actual Close values. This challenge provides a valuable opportunity to sharpen forecasting skills and gain insights into stock trends.\n\nGoal: Design a machine learning model that predicts the closing stock prices using given financial metrics, aiming to enhance precision in market prediction.", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false }, { "name": "foundational-rules", "content": "The following Kaggle Competition Foundational Rules (“ Foundational Rules ”) apply to every competition regardless of whether the Sponsor creates competition-specific rules. Any competition-specific rules provided by the Sponsor are in addition to these rules, and in the case of any conflict or inconsistency, these Foundational Rules control and nullify contrary competition-specific rules.\n###GENERAL COMPETITION RULES - BINDING AGREEMENT\n####1. ELIGIBILITY\na. To be eligible to enter the Competition, you must be:\n1. a registered account holder at Kaggle.com; \n2. the older of 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence (unless otherwise agreed to by Competition Sponsor and appropriate parental/guardian consents have been obtained by Competition Sponsor); \n3. not a resident of Crimea, so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), Cuba, Iran, Syria, or North Korea; and\n4. not a person or representative of an entity under U.S. export controls or sanctions (see: [https://www.treasury.gov/resourcecenter/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx][1]).\n\nb. Competitions are open to residents of the United States and worldwide, except that if you are a resident of Crimea, so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) or Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or are subject to U.S. export controls or sanctions, you may not enter the Competition. Other local rules and regulations may apply to you, so please check your local laws to ensure that you are eligible to participate in skills-based competitions. The Competition Host reserves the right to forego or award alternative Prizes where needed to comply with local laws. If a winner is located in a country where prizes cannot be awarded, then they are not eligible to receive a prize.\n\nc. If you are entering as a representative of a company, educational institution or other legal entity, or on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and the entity you represent or where you are an employee. If you are acting within the scope of your employment, or as an agent of another party, you warrant that such party or your employer has full knowledge of your actions and has consented thereto, including your potential receipt of a Prize. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employer's or entity's policies and procedures. \n\nd. The Competition Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time. If you provide any false information relating to the Competition concerning your identity, residency, mailing address, telephone number, email address, ownership of right, or information required for entering the Competition, you may be immediately disqualified from the Competition.\n\n####2. SPONSOR AND HOSTING PLATFORM\n\na. The Competition is sponsored by Competition Sponsor named above. The Competition is hosted on behalf of Competition Sponsor by Kaggle Inc. (\"Kaggle\"). Kaggle is an independent contractor of Competition Sponsor, and is not a party to this or any agreement between you and Competition Sponsor. You understand that Kaggle has no responsibility with respect to selecting the potential Competition winner(s) or awarding any Prizes. Kaggle will perform certain administrative functions relating to hosting the Competition, and you agree to abide by the provisions relating to Kaggle under these Rules. As a Kaggle.com account holder and user of the Kaggle competition platform, remember you have accepted and are subject to the Kaggle Terms of Service at [www.kaggle.com/terms][2] in addition to these Rules.\n\n####3. COMPETITION PERIOD\na. For the purposes of Prizes, the Competition will run from the Start Date and time to the Final Submission Deadline (such duration the “Competition Period”). The Competition Timeline is subject to change, and Competition Sponsor may introduce additional hurdle deadlines during the Competition Period. Any updated or additional deadlines will be publicized on the Competition Website. It is your responsibility to check the Competition Website regularly to stay informed of any deadline changes. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CORRESPONDING TIME ZONE IN YOUR LOCATION.\n\n####4. COMPETITION ENTRY\na. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter the Competition, you must register on the Competition Website prior to the Entry Deadline, and follow the instructions for developing and entering your Submission through the Competition Website. Your Submissions must be made in the manner and format, and in compliance with all other requirements, stated on the Competition Website (the \"Requirements\"). Submissions must be received before any Submission deadlines stated on the Competition Website. Submissions not received by the stated deadlines will not be eligible to receive a Prize.\nb. Submissions may not use or incorporate information from hand labeling or human prediction of the validation dataset or test data records.\nc. If the Competition is a multi-stage competition with temporally separate training and/or test data, one or more valid Submissions may be required during each Competition stage in the manner described on the Competition Website in order for the Submissions to be Prize eligible.\nd. Submissions are void if they are in whole or part illegible, incomplete, damaged, altered, counterfeit, obtained through fraud, or late. Competition Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who does not follow these Rules, including making a Submission that does not meet the Requirements. \n\n####5. INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS\na. Individual Account. You may make Submissions only under one, unique Kaggle.com account. You will be disqualified if you make Submissions through more than one Kaggle account, or attempt to falsify an account to act as your proxy. You may submit up to the maximum number of Submissions per day as specified on the Competition Website. \nb. Teams. If permitted under the Competition Website guidelines, multiple individuals may collaborate as a Team; however, you may join or form only one Team. Each Team member must be a single individual with a separate Kaggle account. You must register individually for the Competition before joining a Team. You must confirm your Team membership to make it official by responding to the Team notification message sent to your Kaggle account. Team membership may not exceed the Maximum Team Size stated on the Competition Website.\nc. Team Merger. Teams may request to merge via the Competition Website. Team mergers may be allowed provided that: (i) the combined Team does not exceed the Maximum Team Size; (ii) the number of Submissions made by the merging Teams does not exceed the number of Submissions permissible for one Team at the date of the merger request; (iii) the merger is completed before the earlier of: any merger deadline or the Competition deadline; and (iv) the proposed combined Team otherwise meets all the requirements of these Rules. \nd. Private Sharing. No private sharing outside of Teams. Privately sharing code or data outside of Teams is not permitted. It's okay to share code if made available to all Participants on the forums.\n\n####6. SUBMISSION CODE REQUIREMENTS\na. Private Code Sharing. Unless otherwise specifically permitted under the Competition Website or Competition Specific Rules above, during the Competition Period, you are not allowed to privately share source or executable code developed in connection with or based upon the Competition Data or other source or executable code relevant to the Competition (“Competition Code”). This prohibition includes sharing Competition Code between separate Teams, unless a Team merger occurs. Any such sharing of Competition Code is a breach of these Competition Rules and may result in disqualification.\nb. Public Code Sharing. You are permitted to publicly share Competition Code, provided that such public sharing does not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party. If you do choose to share Competition Code or other such code, you are required to share it on Kaggle.com on the discussion forum or notebooks associated specifically with the Competition for the benefit of all competitors. By so sharing, you are deemed to have licensed the shared code under an Open Source Initiative-approved license (see [www.opensource.org][3]) that in no event limits commercial use of such Competition Code or model containing or depending on such Competition Code.\nc. Use of Open Source. Unless otherwise stated in the Specific Competition Rules above, if open source code is used in the model to generate the Submission, then you must only use open source code licensed under an Open Source Initiative-approved license (see [www.opensource.org][4]) that in no event limits commercial use of such code or model containing or depending on such code.\n\n####7. DETERMINING WINNERS\na. Each Submission will be scored and ranked by the evaluation metric stated on the Competition Website. During the Competition Period, the current ranking will be visible on the Competition Website's Public Leaderboard. The potential winner(s) are determined solely by the leaderboard ranking on the Private Leaderboard, subject to compliance with these Rules. The Public Leaderboard will be based on the public test set and the Private Leaderboard will be based on the private test set.\nb. In the event of a tie, the Submission that was entered first to the Competition will be the winner. In the event a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the Submission that received the next highest score rank will be chosen as the potential winner.\n\n####8. NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS & DISQUALIFICATION\na. The potential winner(s) will be notified by email. \nb. If a potential winner (i) does not respond to the notification attempt within one (1) week from the first notification attempt or (ii) notifies Kaggle within one week after the Final Submission Deadline that the potential winner does not want to be nominated as a winner or does not want to receive a Prize, then, in each case (i) and (ii) such potential winner will not receive any Prize, and an alternate potential winner will be selected from among all eligible entries received based on the Competition’s judging criteria.\nc. In case (i) and (ii) above Kaggle may disqualify the Participant. However, in case (ii) above, if requested by Kaggle, such potential winner may provide code and documentation to verify the Participant’s compliance with these Rules. If the potential winner provides code and documentation to the satisfaction of Kaggle, the Participant will not be disqualified pursuant to this paragraph.\nd. Competition Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Participant from the Competition if the Competition Sponsor reasonably believes that the Participant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or abuses, threatens or harasses any other Participants, Competition Sponsor or Kaggle.\ne. A disqualified Participant may be removed from the Competition leaderboard, at Kaggle's sole discretion. If a Participant is removed from the Competition Leaderboard, additional winning features associated with the Kaggle competition platform, for example Kaggle points or medals, may also not be awarded.\nf. The final leaderboard list will be publicly displayed at Kaggle.com. Determinations of Competition Sponsor are final and binding.\n\n####9. PRIZES\na. Prize(s) are as described on the Competition Website and are only available for winning during the time period described on the Competition Website. The odds of winning any Prize depends on the number of eligible Submissions received during the Competition Period and the skill of the Participants. \nb. All Prizes are subject to Competition Sponsor's review and verification of the Participant’s eligibility and compliance with these Rules, and the compliance of the winning Submissions with the Submissions Requirements. In the event that the Submission demonstrates non-compliance with these Competition Rules, Competition Sponsor may at its discretion take either of the following actions: (i) disqualify the Submission(s); or (ii) require the potential winner to remediate within one week after notice all issues identified in the Submission(s) (including, without limitation, the resolution of license conflicts, the fulfillment of all obligations required by software licenses, and the removal of any software that violates the software restrictions).\nc. A potential winner may decline to be nominated as a Competition winner in accordance with Section 3.8.\nd. Potential winners must return all required Prize acceptance documents within two (2) weeks following notification of such required documents, or such potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and another potential winner will be selected. Prize(s) will be awarded within approximately thirty (30) days after receipt by Competition Sponsor or Kaggle of the required Prize acceptance documents. Transfer or assignment of a Prize is not allowed. \ne. You are not eligible to receive any Prize if you do not meet the Eligibility requirements in Section 2.7 and Section 3.1 above.\nf. If a Team wins a monetary Prize, the Prize money will be allocated in even shares between the eligible Team members, unless the Team unanimously opts for a different Prize split and notifies Kaggle before Prizes are issued.\n\n####10. TAXES\na. ALL TAXES IMPOSED ON PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. Payments to potential winners are subject to the express requirement that they submit all documentation requested by Competition Sponsor or Kaggle for compliance with applicable state, federal, local and foreign (including provincial) tax reporting and withholding requirements. Prizes will be net of any taxes that Competition Sponsor is required by law to withhold. If a potential winner fails to provide any required documentation or comply with applicable laws, the Prize may be forfeited and Competition Sponsor may select an alternative potential winner. Any winners who are U.S. residents will receive an IRS Form-1099 in the amount of their Prize.\n\n####11. GENERAL CONDITIONS\na. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply.\n\n####12. PUBLICITY\na. You agree that Competition Sponsor, Kaggle and its affiliates may use your name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.\n\n####13. PRIVACY\na. You acknowledge and agree that Competition Sponsor and Kaggle may collect, store, share and otherwise use personally identifiable information provided by you during the Kaggle account registration process and the Competition, including but not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, and email address (“Personal Information”). Kaggle acts as an independent controller with regard to its collection, storage, sharing, and other use of this Personal Information, and will use this Personal Information in accordance with its Privacy Policy <[www.kaggle.com/privacy][6]>, including for administering the Competition. 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Competition Entities are not responsible for any malfunction of the Competition Website or any late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, or destroyed Submissions or entry materials due to system errors, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or other telecommunication transmission malfunctions, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, typographical or system/human errors and failures, technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment, traffic congestion on the Internet or at the Competition Website, or any combination thereof, which may limit a Participant’s ability to participate.\n\n####16. RIGHT TO CANCEL, MODIFY OR DISQUALIFY\na. If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Competition, Competition Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition. Competition Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any Participant who tampers with the submission process or any other part of the Competition or Competition Website. Any attempt by a Participant to deliberately damage any website, including the Competition Website, or undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Competition Sponsor and Kaggle each reserves the right to seek damages from any such Participant to the fullest extent of the applicable law.\n\n####17. NOT AN OFFER OR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT\na. Under no circumstances will the entry of a Submission, the awarding of a Prize, or anything in these Rules be construed as an offer or contract of employment with Competition Sponsor or any of the Competition Entities. You acknowledge that you have submitted your Submission voluntarily and not in confidence or in trust. You acknowledge that no confidential, fiduciary, agency, employment or other similar relationship is created between you and Competition Sponsor or any of the Competition Entities by your acceptance of these Rules or your entry of your Submission.\n\n####18. DEFINITIONS\na. \"Competition Data\" are the data or datasets available from the Competition Website for the purpose of use in the Competition, including any prototype or executable code provided on the Competition Website. The Competition Data will contain private and public test sets. Which data belongs to which set will not be made available to Participants. \nb. An “Entry” is when a Participant has joined, signed up, or accepted the rules of a competition. Entry is required to make a Submission to a competition.\nc. A “Final Submission” is the Submission selected by the user, or automatically selected by Kaggle in the event not selected by the user, that is/are used for final placement on the competition leaderboard.\nd. A “Participant” or “Participant User” is an individual who participates in a competition by entering the competition and making a Submission.\ne. The “Private Leaderboard” is a ranked display of Participants’ Submission scores against the private test set. The Private Leaderboard determines the final standing in the competition.\nf. The “Public Leaderboard” is a ranked display of Participants’ Submission scores against a representative sample of the test data. This leaderboard is visible throughout the competition.\ng. A “Sponsor” is responsible for hosting the competition, which includes but is not limited to providing the data for the competition, determining winners, and enforcing competition rules.\nh. A “Submission” is anything provided by the Participant to the Sponsor to be evaluated for competition purposes and determine leaderboard position. A Submission may be made as a model, notebook, prediction file, or other format as determined by the Sponsor.\ni. A “Team” is one or more Participants participating together in a Kaggle competition, by officially merging together as a Team within the competition platform.\n\n [1]: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx\n [2]: http://www.kaggle.com/terms\n [3]: http://www.opensource.org\n [4]: http://www.opensource.org\n [5]: https://www.kaggle.com/WinningModelDocumentationGuidelines\n [6]: http://www.kaggle.com/privacy\n [7]: http://www.kaggle.com/contact\n", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false }, { "name": "Coding Tips", "content": "## Environments\nYou can complete this hackathon using:\n1. Your own local environment on your laptop (e.g. jupyter notebook)\n2. Google Colab (as we used in the tutorial)\n3. Kaggle Notebook (go to the Code section of the competition and press new notebook, a webpage similar to the google colab will pop up)\n\n## To download the dataset\n\n### If running on local machine\n1. Download manually from kaggle website, using the download button next to the dataset\n2. Place in root directory of your ipynb file\n3. Run the command below in python\n```python\ntest = pd.read_csv('test.csv')\ntrain = pd.read_csv('train.csv')\n```\n\n### If running on google colab\nRun the following commands\n```shell\n!kaggle competitions download -c fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon\n```\n```python\ntest = pd.read_csv('/content/fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon/test.csv')\ntrain = pd.read_csv('/content/fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon/train.csv')\n```\n\n### If running on Kaggle Notebook\nRun the following Commands\n```python\ntest = pd.read_csv('/kaggle/input/fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon/tutorial.csv')\ntrain = pd.read_csv('/kaggle/input/fintech-x-ds-ucl-hackathon/train.csv')\n```\n\n### A small tip\nA few customisable options for the model can be: type of model, data supplied, hyperparameters. The last option can be automatically chosen by the help of a few library functions, try looking at that.", "isPublished": false, "hasIsPublished": false, "postTitle": "", "hasPostTitle": false, "mimeType": "", "hasMimeType": false } ] }