{
  "id": 285183,
  "title": "Meaning of weights ? ",
  "url": "/competitions/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285183",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2021-11-03T17:14:46.273480400Z",
  "votes": 12,
  "comment_count": 9,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>We got those weights:</p>\n<p>|  Asset_ID | Weight |Asset_Name|  <br>\n|  2    |  2.397895 |   Bitcoin Cash|<br>\n|  0    |  4.304065 |   Binance Coin|<br>\n|  1    |  6.779922 |   Bitcoin|<br>\n|  5    |  1.386294 |   EOS.IO|<br>\n|  7    |  2.079442 |   Ethereum Classic|<br>\n|  6    |  5.894403 |   Ethereum|<br>\n|  9    |  2.397895 |   Litecoin|<br>\n|  11    |  1.609438 |   Monero|  <br>\n|  13    |  1.791759 |   TRON|  <br>\n|  12 |  2.079442 |    Stellar|<br>\n|  3    |  4.406719 |   Cardano|<br>\n|  8    |  1.098612 |   IOTA|<br>\n| 10   |      1.098612 |  Maker|<br>\n|   4   |      3.555348 |  Dogecoin|</p>\n<p>I have a bit of a hard time understanding what they mean exactly. They are supposed to represent some weights to build a whole market, and are used in the target. </p>\n<p>What are they representing exactly ? Something intrinsic to the market ? something relating to host portfolio ? </p>\n<p>Why aren't they changing over time ?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "1569714",
      "postDate": "11/03/2021 17:14:46",
      "content": "<p>We got those weights:</p>\n<p>|  Asset_ID | Weight |Asset_Name|  <br>\n|  2    |  2.397895 |   Bitcoin Cash|<br>\n|  0    |  4.304065 |   Binance Coin|<br>\n|  1    |  6.779922 |   Bitcoin|<br>\n|  5    |  1.386294 |   EOS.IO|<br>\n|  7    |  2.079442 |   Ethereum Classic|<br>\n|  6    |  5.894403 |   Ethereum|<br>\n|  9    |  2.397895 |   Litecoin|<br>\n|  11    |  1.609438 |   Monero|  <br>\n|  13    |  1.791759 |   TRON|  <br>\n|  12 |  2.079442 |    Stellar|<br>\n|  3    |  4.406719 |   Cardano|<br>\n|  8    |  1.098612 |   IOTA|<br>\n| 10   |      1.098612 |  Maker|<br>\n|   4   |      3.555348 |  Dogecoin|</p>\n<p>I have a bit of a hard time understanding what they mean exactly. They are supposed to represent some weights to build a whole market, and are used in the target. </p>\n<p>What are they representing exactly ? Something intrinsic to the market ? something relating to host portfolio ? </p>\n<p>Why aren't they changing over time ?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "We got those weights:\n\n|  Asset_ID | Weight |Asset_Name|  \n|  2\t|  2.397895 |\tBitcoin Cash|\n|  0\t|  4.304065 |\tBinance Coin|\n|  1\t|  6.779922 |\tBitcoin|\n|  5\t|  1.386294 |\tEOS.IO|\n|  7\t|  2.079442 |\tEthereum Classic|\n|  6\t|  5.894403 |\tEthereum|\n|  9\t|  2.397895 |\tLitecoin|\n|  11\t|  1.609438 |\tMonero|  \n|  13\t|  1.791759 |\tTRON|  \n|  12 |  2.079442 |\tStellar|\n|  3\t|  4.406719 |\tCardano|\n|  8\t|  1.098612 |\tIOTA|\n| 10   |  \t1.098612 |\tMaker|\n|   4   |  \t3.555348 |\tDogecoin|\n\nI have a bit of a hard time understanding what they mean exactly. They are supposed to represent some weights to build a whole market, and are used in the target. \n\nWhat are they representing exactly ? Something intrinsic to the market ? something relating to host portfolio ? \n\nWhy aren't they changing over time ?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1569887",
      "postDate": "11/03/2021 19:43:55",
      "content": "<p>HI <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lucasmorin\" target=\"_blank\">@lucasmorin</a> </p>\n<p><code>We also view the asset information, including the list of all assets, the Asset_ID to asset mapping, and the weight of each asset used to weigh their relative importance in the evaluation metric</code></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06/tutorial-to-the-g-research-crypto-competition?scriptVersionId=78721864&amp;cellId=12\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06/tutorial-to-the-g-research-crypto-competition?scriptVersionId=78721864&amp;cellId=12</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "HI @lucasmorin \n\n`We also view the asset information, including the list of all assets, the Asset_ID to asset mapping, and the weight of each asset used to weigh their relative importance in the evaluation metric`\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/cstein06/tutorial-to-the-g-research-crypto-competition?scriptVersionId=78721864&cellId=12",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1569891",
      "postDate": "11/03/2021 19:51:07",
      "content": "<p>Yes I saw that. But what are they exactly ?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes I saw that. But what are they exactly ?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1569967",
      "postDate": "11/03/2021 21:36:14",
      "content": "<p>I think it means that the metric is calculated as the weighted average of the Pearson correlation coefficient for each target, with the weights given in the table that you showed above</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think it means that the metric is calculated as the weighted average of the Pearson correlation coefficient for each target, with the weights given in the table that you showed above",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1569974",
      "postDate": "11/03/2021 21:43:51",
      "content": "<p>Well, yes, the calculation is still a bit obscure to me but my question is more about how those weights were calculated in the first place.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Well, yes, the calculation is still a bit obscure to me but my question is more about how those weights were calculated in the first place.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1570609",
      "postDate": "11/04/2021 09:02:58",
      "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06\" target=\"_blank\">@cstein06</a> </p>\n<p>Thank you for the great tutorial </p>\n<p>I think we need your help here :) </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi @cstein06 \n\nThank you for the great tutorial \n\nI think we need your help here :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1573059",
      "postDate": "11/06/2021 08:36:51",
      "content": "<p>Hey <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lucasmorin\" target=\"_blank\">@lucasmorin</a>, have you figured out the answer.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey @lucasmorin, have you figured out the answer.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1573062",
      "postDate": "11/06/2021 08:38:28",
      "content": "<p>I am afraid that no. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am afraid that no.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1622500",
      "postDate": "12/18/2021 19:56:05",
      "content": "<p>I think it was mentioned somewhere that the weights are based on the capitalisation of each crypto at some point in the past</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think it was mentioned somewhere that the weights are based on the capitalisation of each crypto at some point in the past",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1622518",
      "postDate": "12/18/2021 20:28:27",
      "content": "<p>Yep log market cap…</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yep log market cap...",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1569887,
      "author_name": "faisalalsrheed",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/03/2021 19:43:55",
      "content": "<p>HI <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lucasmorin\" target=\"_blank\">@lucasmorin</a> </p>\n<p><code>We also view the asset information, including the list of all assets, the Asset_ID to asset mapping, and the weight of each asset used to weigh their relative importance in the evaluation metric</code></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06/tutorial-to-the-g-research-crypto-competition?scriptVersionId=78721864&amp;cellId=12\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06/tutorial-to-the-g-research-crypto-competition?scriptVersionId=78721864&amp;cellId=12</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1569891,
          "author_name": "lucasmorin",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/03/2021 19:51:07",
          "content": "<p>Yes I saw that. But what are they exactly ?</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1569967,
          "author_name": "andy1010",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/03/2021 21:36:14",
          "content": "<p>I think it means that the metric is calculated as the weighted average of the Pearson correlation coefficient for each target, with the weights given in the table that you showed above</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1569974,
          "author_name": "lucasmorin",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/03/2021 21:43:51",
          "content": "<p>Well, yes, the calculation is still a bit obscure to me but my question is more about how those weights were calculated in the first place.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1570609,
          "author_name": "faisalalsrheed",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/04/2021 09:02:58",
          "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06\" target=\"_blank\">@cstein06</a> </p>\n<p>Thank you for the great tutorial </p>\n<p>I think we need your help here :) </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1573059,
          "author_name": "soumya9977",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/06/2021 08:36:51",
          "content": "<p>Hey <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lucasmorin\" target=\"_blank\">@lucasmorin</a>, have you figured out the answer.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1573062,
          "author_name": "lucasmorin",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/06/2021 08:38:28",
          "content": "<p>I am afraid that no. </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1622500,
          "author_name": "notabene",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/18/2021 19:56:05",
          "content": "<p>I think it was mentioned somewhere that the weights are based on the capitalisation of each crypto at some point in the past</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1622518,
          "author_name": "lucasmorin",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/18/2021 20:28:27",
          "content": "<p>Yep log market cap…</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "1569714": "We got those weights:\n\n|  Asset_ID | Weight |Asset_Name|  \n|  2\t|  2.397895 |\tBitcoin Cash|\n|  0\t|  4.304065 |\tBinance Coin|\n|  1\t|  6.779922 |\tBitcoin|\n|  5\t|  1.386294 |\tEOS.IO|\n|  7\t|  2.079442 |\tEthereum Classic|\n|  6\t|  5.894403 |\tEthereum|\n|  9\t|  2.397895 |\tLitecoin|\n|  11\t|  1.609438 |\tMonero|  \n|  13\t|  1.791759 |\tTRON|  \n|  12 |  2.079442 |\tStellar|\n|  3\t|  4.406719 |\tCardano|\n|  8\t|  1.098612 |\tIOTA|\n| 10   |  \t1.098612 |\tMaker|\n|   4   |  \t3.555348 |\tDogecoin|\n\nI have a bit of a hard time understanding what they mean exactly. They are supposed to represent some weights to build a whole market, and are used in the target. \n\nWhat are they representing exactly ? Something intrinsic to the market ? something relating to host portfolio ? \n\nWhy aren't they changing over time ?",
    "1569887": "HI @lucasmorin \n\n`We also view the asset information, including the list of all assets, the Asset_ID to asset mapping, and the weight of each asset used to weigh their relative importance in the evaluation metric`\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/cstein06/tutorial-to-the-g-research-crypto-competition?scriptVersionId=78721864&cellId=12",
    "1569891": "Yes I saw that. But what are they exactly ?",
    "1569967": "I think it means that the metric is calculated as the weighted average of the Pearson correlation coefficient for each target, with the weights given in the table that you showed above",
    "1569974": "Well, yes, the calculation is still a bit obscure to me but my question is more about how those weights were calculated in the first place.",
    "1570609": "Hi @cstein06 \n\nThank you for the great tutorial \n\nI think we need your help here :)",
    "1573059": "Hey @lucasmorin, have you figured out the answer.",
    "1573062": "I am afraid that no.",
    "1622500": "I think it was mentioned somewhere that the weights are based on the capitalisation of each crypto at some point in the past",
    "1622518": "Yep log market cap..."
  },
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}