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Dataset Files

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/fivethirtyeight/scrabble-games/

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/scrabble-games/_r/-/README.md

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/scrabble-games/_r/-/data/scrabble_games.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/scrabble-games/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

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datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/scrabble-games/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/scrabble-games/_r/-/README.md

Typical Usage

Data Files

Field	Type	Format
version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1	string	default

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About this dataset

This folder contains data behind the story How 'Qi' And 'Za' Changed Scrabble.

Header	Definition
`gameid`	A numerical game ID
`tourneyid`	A numerical tournament ID
`tie`	A binary variable indicating if the game ended in a tie
`winnerid`	A numerical ID for the winning player
`winnername`	The name of the winning player
`winnerscore`	The score of the winning player
`winneroldrating`	The winner’s rating before the game
`winnernewrating`	The winner’s rating after the game
`winnerpos`	The winner’s position in the tournament
`loserid`	A numerical ID for the losing player
`loserscore`	The score of the losing player
`loseroldrating`	The loser’s rating before the game
`losernewrating`	The loser’s rating after the game
`loserpos`	The loser’s position in the tournament
`round`	The round of the tournament in which the game took place
`division`	The division of the tournament in which the game took place
`date`	The date of the game
`lexicon`	A binary variable indicating if the game’s lexicon was the main North American lexicon (`False`) or the international lexicon (`True`)