Competition
Create the perfect party playlist!
It's that vibrant time of year again - Summer has arrived (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere at least)! There's an energy in the air that inspires us to get up and move. In sync with this exuberance, your company has decided to host a dance party to celebrate. And you, with your unique blend of creativity and analytical expertise, have been entrusted with the crucial task of curating a dance-themed playlist that will set the perfect mood for this electrifying night. The question then arises - How can you identify the songs that would make the attendees dance their hearts out? This is where your coding skills come into play.
Prize
$500
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- Use descriptive statistics and data visualization techniques to explore the audio features and understand their relationships.
- Develop and apply a machine learning model that predicts a song's danceability.
- Interpret the model outcomes and utilize your data-driven insights to curate your ultimate dance party playlist of the top 50 songs according to your model.
Prizes
1st
$500 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
2nd
$400 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
3rd
$300 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
4th
$200 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
5th
$200 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
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.
Judging criteria
Recommendations (35%)
- Clarity of recommendations - how clear and well presented the recommendation is.
- Quality of recommendations - are appropriate analytical techniques used & are the conclusions valid?
- Number of relevant insights found for the target audience.
Storytelling (35%)
- How well the data and insights are connected to the recommendation.
- How the narrative and whole report connects together.
- Balancing making the report in-depth enough but also concise.
Visualizations (20%)
- Appropriateness of visualization used.
- Clarity of insight from visualization.
Public upvotes (10%)
- Upvoting - most upvoted entries get the most points.
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.