Introduction
With the increasing dependency of the world on technology, the amount of data being scraped per day saw an increase. With the increasing scraped data, the complex and unorganized data has also increased in the market, making it hard to weave your way through the data. This is where the dataset comes in to help organize and structure the data into understandable formats.
In this blog, we will be going through the basics of a dataset and the possible sources that provide datasets that are reliable and readily available.
What do you mean by Dataset?
A dataset refers to a collection of data presented in a specific way. The dataset contains separate elements and can be manipulated as per individual needs. An individual dataset tends to hold information that can be numbers, texts, images, or even sounds, arranged in a spreadsheet in rows and columns.
These can be used to study any number of things, ranging from customer behavior to scientific discoveries. Moreover, a dataset helps organize the complex data in a format that is easily understandable and readily available for use. This further ensures improved decision-making.
You can also check out websites like Newsdata.io and Datarade to get your own customized dataset on the topic of your choice.
What are the possible sources of Dataset?
The dataset fetched from authentic and reliable sources helps solidify the research process. But with hundreds of sources providing datasets on various topics, it gets difficult to differentiate the reliable ones.
So, to save you from having to go through each source, below is a list of reliable sources to fetch the dataset from.
1. Government Websites
Governments across the globe publish open datasets on their websites on various topics related to economics, health, demographics, and the environment.
Some examples of government websites are mentioned below:
2. International Organizations
There are several globally known international organizations that publish open datasets on their websites on broader topics related to global issues.
Some examples of international organizations are given below:
3. Research Institutes
Several research institutes have been publishing their datasets on various topics ranging from health and lifestyle to the economy and finances.
Some examples of research institutes are given below:
4. Non-Profit Organizations
Non-profit organizations collect and publish data mainly on issues like poverty, public health, or environmental sustainability. These datasets can then be used by researchers and analysts working on similar issues.
Some examples of non-profit organizations publishing datasets are given below:
5. Search Engine
Search engines like Google have been pushing their way to become top contributors of free datasets on various topics. They have been increasing their repository to include all datasets available on the internet.
6. Communities
Recent years saw an uprising in the number of online communities collecting and publishing data. These communities can be used as a platform to fetch and share datasets on various topics.
Some examples of such online communities are listed below:
These were some of the sources that we, Newsdata.io, used for its ‘Dataset of the Week’ blog. These resources are not only feasible to operate but also ensure accurate and reliable datasets for various purposes.
‘Dataset of the Week’ Blog
There are different reasons why one would need datasets, ranging from global collaboration to enhanced predictions. One such application is for the research purpose, as used by Newsdata.io.
To be precise, Newsdata.io fetches and provides datasets on various topics to prepare a list of free and available datasets. The topics related to which datasets have been published so far in the ‘Dataset of the Week’ blog are mentioned below:
Russia-Ukraine War News Datasets
Israel-Hamas War News Datasets
Global Inflation Datasets
US Presidential Elections 2024 News Datasets
India Election2024 News Datasets
FIFA WorldCup 2023 News Datasets
Keep following for more such datasets on trending topics.
Conclusion
With this, we come to the end of this blog. I hope by now you will have grasped the basic idea of a dataset and the possible sources from which you can find reliable and accurate datasets on topics of your choice. For more such blogs related to datasets, you can follow the ‘Dataset of the Week’ blog series or visit Newsdata.io.
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