# EDA + CatBoost model

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/eda-catboost-model/5935>\
**Category:** Pump it Up: Data Mining the Water Table\
**Created:** [February 15, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/eda-catboost-model/5935 "2021-02-15T08:09:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![sagol](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/sagol/32/623_2.png) [@sagol](https://community.drivendata.org/u/sagol)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/eda-catboost-model/5935/1 "2021-02-15T08:09:04Z")

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Wrote a small article for beginners with a base-line model. I hope it is useful as a starting point.

[https://towardsdatascience.com/pump-it-up-with-catboost-828bf9eaac68](https://towardsdatascience.com/pump-it-up-with-catboost-828bf9eaac68)

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**Author:** ![Shemuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shemuel](https://community.drivendata.org/u/Shemuel)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/eda-catboost-model/5935/2 "2021-08-31T13:09:23Z")

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In dealing with the installer column, you suggest using some rules to reduce the mistakes? What kind of rules do you mean? Especially that I am new, getting to know them will be helpful to me.

Thanks