Project Overview Welcome to the 1C Company Sales Prediction Challenge! This project is part of the “How to win a data science competition” Coursera course and presents a unique opportunity to apply and enhance your data science skills on a challenging time-series dataset.
Dataset The dataset for this competition is provided by 1C Company, one of the largest Russian software firms. It consists of daily sales data across various products and stores. The dataset is rich with information that can be leveraged to understand patterns and trends in product sales.
Objective The goal of this competition is to predict the total sales for every product and store in the next month. This will require a deep understanding of time-series analysis, feature engineering, and the application of machine learning models.