To estimate Groupon's 4Q13 North America gross billings for the investment research, we face a few challenges due to data limitations. This article is the
Examining the Proprietary Data
The dataset is YipitData's proprietary estimate of billings and units for each deal that was active in Groupon's North America segment in Q4 2013. Each row represents a Groupon deal and we provide features including
- Deal ID
- Units sold during the period
- Billings during the period
- Date that the deal started
- URL of the deal page
- Segment of the deal(Local, Travel, Goods)
- Inventory type
Data Challenge
It is informed that due to database outrage, the dataset includes zero Local deals that started from October 20 to October 30, 2013 inclusively.