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Use data to decide which game to play!

Use data to decide which game to play!

After a tiring week, what better way to unwind than a board game night with friends and family? But the question remains: which game should you pick? You have gathered a dataset containing information of over `20,000` board games. It's time to utilize your analytical skills and use data-driven insights to persuade your group to try the game you've chosen!

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Your challenge

  • Is this dataset ready for analysis? Some variables have inappropriate data types, and there are outliers and missing values. Apply data cleaning techniques to preprocess the dataset.
  • Use data visualization techniques to draw further insights from the dataset.
  • Find out if the number of players impacts the game's average rating.

How to get started

Create your most insightful analysis using DataLab, our in-browser tool to write, run, and publish data analyses. Once you’ve finished your work, you’ll need to publish it for review.

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Start your analysis in R + SQL or Python + SQL
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Create an insightful analysis
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Publish your work for review
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Share your publication to get upvoted

Judging criteria

This is a community-based competition. The top 5 most upvoted entries will win. The winners will receive DataCamp merchandise.

Rules

  • Entries to the competition take the form of a workbook publication. Make sure the competition publication is publicly visible in order to be entered into the competition.
  • Your publication should be focused on data provided within the competition.
  • The competition is open and free to registered DataCamp users.
  • Only one entry per user. You may update your entry up to the deadline.
  • Make sure your competition workbook is published by the competition deadline in order for it to be valid.
  • You can check the time left to submit on the counter at the top of this page.

Note: Please make sure you're 18+ years old and are allowed to take part in a skill-based competition from your country.

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