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Tuesday Tip #21: Find the perfect dataset for your next project π―
Hi Reader, letβs get straight to the tip this week!
π Tip #21: Five sources for interesting datasets
Letβs say that you need to find a dataset for a Data Science project. Perhaps this is a project for school, or a practice project to build up your portfolio and showcase your skills.
Where should you look? Here are 5 sources I recommend checking out:
- βKaggle Datasets: Itβs fun to browse, and the upvoting system makes it easy to discover higher-quality datasets. Also, its Data Explorer lets you see a preview of the raw data.
- βData Is Plural: This is a fascinating weekly newsletter (since 2015!) that highlights βuseful/curious datasets.β Search its archive via a Google Sheet or web app.
- βAwesome Public Datasets: A gigantic list (on GitHub) of high-quality datasets grouped by topic.
- βData.gov: Open data from the US government. Itβs huge, well-organized, and more interesting than you would think!
- βGoogle Dataset Search: This is a great way to search for a dataset, especially if you already have a specific topic in mind. Also, the autocomplete feature is quite nice!
Want even more options? Sebastian Raschka compiled this list of dataset repositories for Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
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- Kevin
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