The training set should be used to build your machine learning
models. For the training set, we provide the outcome (also known as the
“ground truth”) for each passenger. Your model will be based on
“features” like passengers’ gender and class. You can also use feature
engineering to create new features.
The test set should be used to see how well your model performs on
unseen data. For the test set, we do not provide the ground truth for
each passenger. It is your job to predict these outcomes. For each
passenger in the test set, use the model you trained to predict whether
or not they survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Data Dictionary
Variable
Definition
Key
survival
Survival 0 = No, 1 = Yes
pclass
Ticket class
1 = 1st, 2 = 2nd, 3 = 3rd
sex
Sex
Age
Age in years
sibsp
# of siblings / spouses aboard the Titanic
parch
# of parents / children aboard the Titanic
ticket
Ticket number
fare
Passenger fare
cabin
Cabin number
embarked
Port of Embarkation
C = Cherbourg, Q = Queenstown, S = Southampton
Variable Notes pclass: A proxy for socio-economic status (SES) 1st =
Upper 2nd = Middle 3rd = Lower
age: Age is fractional if less than 1. If the age is estimated, is it
in the form of xx.5 sibsp: The dataset defines family relations in this
way… Sibling = brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister Spouse =
husband, wife (mistresses and fiancés were ignored) parch: The dataset
defines family relations in this way… Parent = mother, father Child =
daughter, son, stepdaughter, stepson Some children travelled only with a
nanny, therefore parch=0 for them.