ml_dataset.txt

# MovieLens Dataset

The [MovieLens Dataset](http://grouplens.org/datasets/movielens/) was collected by GroupLens Research.
The data set contains some user information, movie information, and many movie ratings from \[1-5\].
The data sets have many version depending on the size of set.
We use [MovieLens 1M Dataset](http://files.grouplens.org/datasets/movielens/ml-1m.zip) as a demo dataset, which contains
1 million ratings from 6000 users on 4000 movies. Released 2/2003.

## Dataset Features

In [ml-1m Dataset](http://files.grouplens.org/datasets/movielens/ml-1m.zip), there are many features in these dataset.
The data files (which have ".dat" extension) in [ml-1m Dataset](http://files.grouplens.org/datasets/movielens/ml-1m.zip)
is basically CSV file that delimiter is "::". The description in README we quote here.

### RATINGS FILE DESCRIPTION(ratings.dat)


All ratings are contained in the file "ratings.dat" and are in the
following format:

UserID::MovieID::Rating::Timestamp

- UserIDs range between 1 and 6040
- MovieIDs range between 1 and 3952
- Ratings are made on a 5-star scale (whole-star ratings only)
- Timestamp is represented in seconds since the epoch as returned by time(2)
- Each user has at least 20 ratings

### USERS FILE DESCRIPTION(users.dat)

User information is in the file "users.dat" and is in the following
format:

UserID::Gender::Age::Occupation::Zip-code

All demographic information is provided voluntarily by the users and is
not checked for accuracy.  Only users who have provided some demographic
information are included in this data set.

- Gender is denoted by a "M" for male and "F" for female
- Age is chosen from the following ranges:

	*  1:  "Under 18"
	* 18:  "18-24"
	* 25:  "25-34"
	* 35:  "35-44"
	* 45:  "45-49"
	* 50:  "50-55"
	* 56:  "56+"

- Occupation is chosen from the following choices:

	*  0:  "other" or not specified
	*  1:  "academic/educator"
	*  2:  "artist"
	*  3:  "clerical/admin"
	*  4:  "college/grad student"
	*  5:  "customer service"
	*  6:  "doctor/health care"
	*  7:  "executive/managerial"
	*  8:  "farmer"
	*  9:  "homemaker"
	* 10:  "K-12 student"
	* 11:  "lawyer"
	* 12:  "programmer"
	* 13:  "retired"
	* 14:  "sales/marketing"
	* 15:  "scientist"
	* 16:  "self-employed"
	* 17:  "technician/engineer"
	* 18:  "tradesman/craftsman"
	* 19:  "unemployed"
	* 20:  "writer"

### MOVIES FILE DESCRIPTION(movies.dat)

Movie information is in the file "movies.dat" and is in the following
format:

MovieID::Title::Genres

- Titles are identical to titles provided by the IMDB (including
year of release)
- Genres are pipe-separated and are selected from the following genres:

	* Action
	* Adventure
	* Animation
	* Children's
	* Comedy
	* Crime
	* Documentary
	* Drama
	* Fantasy
	* Film-Noir
	* Horror
	* Musical
	* Mystery
	* Romance
	* Sci-Fi
	* Thriller
	* War
	* Western

- Some MovieIDs do not correspond to a movie due to accidental duplicate
entries and/or test entries
- Movies are mostly entered by hand, so errors and inconsistencies may exist