The purpose of this article is to warn new kagglers before they waste their time on trying to get an impossible score. Some kagglers got maximum accuracy with one click. Before we discuss how they did it and why — let’s introduce shortly Kaggle scoring model to understand why would even somebody try to cheat.

Kaggle Progression System

Kaggle is a portal where data scientists, machine learning experts, and analytics can challenge their skills, share knowledge, and take part in various competitions. And it is open to every level of experience — from complete newbie to grandmaster. You can use open datasets to broaden your knowledge, gain kudos/swag, and even win money.

Some of the available competitions. (Image by author)

Winning competitons, taking part in discusions, and sharing your ideas result in medals. Medals are presented on your profile along with all your achievements.

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