Best Websites to Find Datasets

Introduction

• Importance of datasets: essential for personal projects, professional work, etc.

Top Websites for Datasets

1. Kaggle

• Open-source platform; anyone can post datasets
• Easy to download datasets
• Searchable database (e.g., sales data, earthquake data)
• Recommended for beginners

2. Google Dataset Search

• Searches web for datasets
• Aggregates data from various sources, including CSV, zip files, PDFs
• More reliable data sources than single site
• May require more digging to find specific datasets

3. 538

• Analytical news website
• Offers open access to datasets used in their articles
• Good for downloading and verifying data used in news articles

4. Data.gov

• US government data (state, local, federal)
• Searchable database (e.g., healthcare data)
• Offers data in various formats (CSV, APIs, PDFs, etc.)
• Reliable and comprehensive government data

5. GitHub

• Not traditionally known for datasets but many available
• 276,000 repositories with datasets
• Useful for finding project-specific datasets and related code

6. Data.nasa.gov

• NASA’s data portal
• Highly specialized and detailed datasets
• Ideal for those interested in space and research data

Conclusion

• All mentioned platforms have been used frequently by the presenter
• Google Dataset Search can help discover more niche dataset sources
• Encouragement to explore and utilize these resources for projects or work

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