{
  "id": 23133,
  "title": "Do returns predict future sales?",
  "url": "/competitions/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/discussion/23133",
  "author_name": "Daniel Saunders",
  "post_date": "2016-08-28T04:37:56.273000",
  "votes": 2,
  "comment_count": 0,
  "views": 278,
  "content": "<p>Hey everyone, I just shared my notebook where I investigated whether it is worthwhile to look at returns separately from demand, with my specific question of whether sales would drop after a bunch of returns happen. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/drsaunders/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/do-returns-predict-sales/run/344284\">https://www.kaggle.com/drsaunders/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/do-returns-predict-sales/run/344284</a></p>\n\n<p>The short answer is that looking at returns probably doesn't provide much of an edge in prediction, if any. Hope it helps!</p>",
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      "postDate": "2016-08-28T04:37:56.273Z",
      "content": "<p>Hey everyone, I just shared my notebook where I investigated whether it is worthwhile to look at returns separately from demand, with my specific question of whether sales would drop after a bunch of returns happen. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/drsaunders/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/do-returns-predict-sales/run/344284\">https://www.kaggle.com/drsaunders/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/do-returns-predict-sales/run/344284</a></p>\n\n<p>The short answer is that looking at returns probably doesn't provide much of an edge in prediction, if any. Hope it helps!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey everyone, I just shared my notebook where I investigated whether it is worthwhile to look at returns separately from demand, with my specific question of whether sales would drop after a bunch of returns happen. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/drsaunders/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/do-returns-predict-sales/run/344284\r\n\r\nThe short answer is that looking at returns probably doesn't provide much of an edge in prediction, if any. Hope it helps!",
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    "132663": "Hey everyone, I just shared my notebook where I investigated whether it is worthwhile to look at returns separately from demand, with my specific question of whether sales would drop after a bunch of returns happen. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/drsaunders/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/do-returns-predict-sales/run/344284\r\n\r\nThe short answer is that looking at returns probably doesn't provide much of an edge in prediction, if any. Hope it helps!"
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