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KDD Cup 1997: General Information

The goal was to predict who is most likely to donate to a charity. Contestants were evaluated on the accuracy on the validation data set. 45 teams participated.

Winners were:
  • Shared 1-2 place: Charles Elkan (UCSD) with BNB software; and Urban Science Applications, Inc. with their software Gain, Direct Marketing Selection System.
  • 3rd Place: SGI with Mineset software.