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πŸ’Ύ Where to Find Amazing Datasets for Free

October 16, 2024β€’1 min read

Where can you find free data sets to analyze? Here are top 7 go-to's πŸ‘‡ (save this for later)

  1. Kaggle

    - The king of free data sets. Search anything, filter by size, type, and more. Usually this gets me what I want.

  2. Data World

    - 130,000+ data sets. Tags for easy navigation. From soccer stats to geospatial data, it’s all here.

  3. Reddit (r/datasets)

    - A hidden gem. Ask for what you need, share what you have. Very interested data sets.

  4. GitHub (Awesome Data Sets)

    - Choose from cyber security to eSports. Tons of categories, super organized.

  5. Google Dataset Search

    - You know Google. Now supercharge it for data sets. Filters for usage rights, download formats, and more.

  6. Mendeley

    - For the academic nerds. Search through research-centric data sets. Perfect for your next thesis or paper.

  7. UC Machine Learning Repository

    - The classic. From Iris petals to wine quality. Used a lot when teaching Machine Learning.

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