October 1st, 2020 by Erika Kacprzykowski
Each day, data is being collected all across the world. There are hundreds upon thousands of different topics such as psychology, healthcare, and consumer analysis, many of which are free to access. This can be extremely useful for future projects or if you are just looking to expand your knowledge on the comparison of these numbers. Today, I have listed a couple great examples of free datasets that can be used for any project as well as some websites to access even more datasets.
- Mall Customers Dataset
This free dataset focuses on the collection of people at the mall. This is not limited to one specific subject such as age but gender, annual income, spending score are all included. This would be a great dataset to use for the comparison of males and females. Potential projects are also listed here which can be extremely helpful for those wanting to create an infographic but maybe do not know where to start.
2. Heart Disease Dataset
For those who are interested in anything related to health, the site listed above is a great resource for this topic. These include datasets relating to mortality, morbidity, and disease. All of which contain multiple pages of data collection.
3. Website: Piktochart Blog
This is a great website that lists 50 different datasets that are mostly free to access. These categories include finance, internet, etc. (see picture above). With all of these options, you will be able to choose which one works best for you.
4. The World Bank
With the ability to search any topic you want, the possibilities are endless. The site also contains other features such as a Microdata Library, the ability to open a Data Catalog, Finances, Projects & Operations and more. This is another great website if you are looking to find more free datasets but maybe don’t know where to start.
Conclusion
Overall, there are thousands of datasets online. Some being free, while others requiring a subscription. However, with these free resources there are plenty of options to choose from. The ability to compare numbers of a particular topic whether this is gender, age, ethnicity, or countries is very important and useful in society. The possibilities and projects available are endless.