Overview
Who this competition fits
Beginners who want a low-friction first competition on a learning platform with DataLab notebooks.
Read the original official blurb
You and your friend have debated for years whether cats or dogs make more popular pets. You finally decide to settle the score by analyzing pet data across different regions of the UK. Your friend found data on estimated pet populations, average pets per household, and geographic factors across UK postal code areas. It's time to dig into the numbers and settle the cat vs. dog debate! Leverage the pet data to analyze and compare cat vs. dog rates across different regions of the UK. Your goal is to identify factors associated with higher cat or dog popularity. Some examples: Scoring notes: This competition is for helping to understand how competitions work. This competition will not be judged.
Preparation
From registration to a first submission
- 01
Python or R basics
- 02
DataCamp / DataLab workflow
- 03
pandas or tidyverse
Before you commit: Even learning competitions can stall if you have never turned analysis into a clean submission notebook.
Source
How this page was assembled
Competition information is structured from the official page. Scores are platform estimates for decision support; official rules take precedence.
- Official competition page
- DataCamp
- Last checked
- Feb 4, 2024