How I Became a Data Science Competition Master from Scratch
Overview
- Winning data science competitions can be a complex process – but you can crack the top 3 if you have a framework to follow
- Hear from a top data science hackathon expert and how he went from scratch to winning data science competitions
Introduction
There is no alternative to learning through experience. Especially in the data science industry!
I recently won the top prize in Zindi’s Zimnat Insurance Recommendation challenge – an achievement that ranks top among my all-time data science competition results.
In pure numbers, this was not my first top finish but just one amongst the 30+ such top-3 finishes I’ve had in my own data science competition journey. During this period of starting from scratch and ranking in the top echelons of machine learning hackathon leaderboards, I have come to realize the importance of learning through experience and cannot stress enough on how important the above quote is.
Winning a data science competition is an obstacle-filled journey. You are competing against the top data science minds from around the