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Business
Superstore SalesContains information about products, sales, and profits that you can use to identify key areas of improvement within this fictitious company.
The 2014 Inc. 5000The Inc. 5000 is Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5000 fastest growing private companies in the United States. The list is compiled by measuring each company's percentage revenue growth over a four-year period.
Employment Changes in Great Britain by IndustryEmployment data by industry for 2011 and 2014 by city for Great Britain. The 1-digit sheet has data aggregated at the industry level whereas the 2-digit sheet aggregates the data at the sub-industry level. Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc (EMSI)
Millennial vs Baby Boomer EmploymentEmployment data in the United States for the millennial and baby boomer generations, broken up by state, MSA, and industry for 2009-2013. Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc (EMSI)
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Entertainment
Great British Bake OffA multi-table data set for the reality TV show The Great British Bake Off, with data on the contestants, bakes, and episodes.
Netflix Movies and TV ShowsTv shows and movies available on Netflix as of 2019. Source: Kaggle
Eurovision 1998 to 2010All Eurovision entries from 1998 until 2012, including the results of the finals. Source: Eurovision Song Contest
Hollywood's Most Profitable StoriesTitle, genre, studio, profitability and ratings for movies released 2007-2012. Source: InformationIsBeautiful.net
Pokemon IndexAttack, defense, speed, and HP stats for all Pokemon numbered 1-718 and their special forms. Source: PokemonDB.net
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Sports
FIFA World Cup Match ResultsMatchups and results of FIFA World Cup matches from 1930 - 2014. Source: data.world
2018 FIFA World Cup RostersGoals, caps, club, and date of birth for players on 2018 FIFA World Cup rosters. Source: data.world
FIFA 18 Player Ratings17k+ players and 70+ attributes extracted from FIFA 18. Source: sofifa.com
ATP Top-Ranked Singles Tennis PlayersAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Men's and Women's top-ranked players from 1973-2018. Source: Wikipedia
Wimbledon ChampionsMen's and Women's championship matchups from 1877-2016. Source: Wikipedia
Tour de France StatisticsWinner, distance, speed, location, and more about Tour de France since 1903. Sources: Knoema, Wikipedia
Global Sport FinancesThe top paying pro sports teams and the top paid athletes. Source: ESPN
Summer Olympics Medalist DatasetEvery summer Olympic medalist from 1896-2012. Includes data about home country, event, medal, and gender. Source: The Guardian
NFL Statistics, 1999-2013Offensive statistics and player information, including height, weight, date of birth, combine info, college, and conference for NFL players from 1999-2013. Source: pro-football-reference.com
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Public Data
Airbnb Listings in New York City30,478 Airbnb listings in New York City. Source: Inside Airbnb
FAA Wildlife Strikes, 2015Wildlife strikes from 2000-2015 in the United States. Includes records of wildlife strikes reported by airlines, airports, pilots, and other sources. Source: FAA Wildlife Strike Database
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Education
University Advancement, Donations, and GivingA table of donations made to Universities in the United States. The donation amounts and locations in this data set are fictitious and intended for training purposes only.
UK University Research Excellence Framework Ratings 2014The UK 2014 University results from Research Excellence Framework (REF). REF is a system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Source: Research Excellence Framework
edX.org Academic Year 2012-2013De-identified data from the first year (Academic Year 2013: Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Summer 2013) of MITx and HarvardX courses on the edX platform. Source: Harvard Dataverse
American University DataThe Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is the primary source for data on colleges, universities, and technical and vocational postsecondary institutions in the United States. Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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Government
Worldwide Undersea Communications Cables, June 2016A consolidated list of undersea communications cables, last updated in June 2016. Source: infrapedia.com
New Zealand: Water Physical Stock Account 1995–2010Water is a valuable resource. The New Zealand Government provides information on national and regional water balance (inflows, outflows, and changes in storage size) from 1995-2000.
U.S. Construction Spending, by Value and Category, 2002-16The Value of Construction Put in Place Survey provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S. The survey covers construction work done each month on new structures or improvements to existing structures for private and public sectors. Data provided by Enigma.io from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Consolidated Screening List for Export Controls - U.S.A list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items. Includes entity names, addresses, associated vessels, and dates. Data provided by Enigma.io from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
U.S. Home Sales, 1963-2016National and regional data on the number of new single-family houses sold and for sale. Also includes national data on median and average prices, the number of houses sold and for sale by stage of construction, and other statistics. From the U.S. Census, Economic Time Series Indicators. Data provided by Enigma.io from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
2016 Presidential Candidate SpendingIncludes records up to May 2016. Source: Federal Election Commission.
UK BIG Lottery Fund Since 2004Basic grants data from the UK BIG Lottery Fund, for grants made from 2004 onwards. Source: data.gov.uk
113th US Congress Voting RecordEvery vote of the 113th US Congress. There are two sheets: "Bills" contains the vote data; "Sunlight Info" contains additional metadata. You can join the two sheets on "Source URL". Source: The Sunlight Foundation’s OpenCongress.org
Military Equipment Transfer to Local Police via the 1033 ProgramAll military equipment transfer requests to local police via the 1033 program from September 2011 to September 2013. Source: muckrock.com
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Science
CO2 Emissions by London Borough (2005-2014)Estimates of total CO2 emissions by London Borough, and emissions per capita of population (spatial file for Boroughs and Excel file of emissions). Source: data.london.gov.uk and data.london.gov.uk (spatial)
Significant Volcanic EruptionsA global listing of over 600 volcanic eruptions from 4360 BC to the present. A significant eruption is classified as one that meets at least one of the following criteria: caused fatalities, caused moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6 or greater, generated a tsunami, or was associated with a significant earthquake. Source: National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA)
Global Active Archive of Large Flood EventsGlobal flood events from 1985 to present. Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory
Magnitude 6+ EarthquakesAll recorded earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or greater from 1900 - 2013. Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS)
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Lifestyle
Star Wars Character DetailsStar Wars character details including weight, hair color, and birth planets. Source: Github
Titanic Passenger ListData about all known passengers of the Titanic, including where they were heading, what cabin they stayed in, and whether they survived.
Top Baby Names in the U.S.The most popular male and female names in each state for each year from 1910-2012. Source: Social Security Administration
Cat vs Dog Popularity in the U.S.Population and ownership of dogs and cats by household broken down by state. Source: American Veterinary Medical Association
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Technology
Startup Venture FundingInformation about startup companies, investment, and acquisitions. Use the Companies, Rounds, Investments, and Acquisition sheets. Source: Crunchbase
Mobile OS UsageWorldwide mobile operating system market share usage data from 2008-2014. Source: StatCounter
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Health
Tuberculosis Burden by CountryEstimating the prevalence and mortality of Tuberculosis by country. Source: World Health Organization
U.S. County Health RankingsRanks U.S. counties on a variety of health factors. Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R)
Global Burden of DiseaseEstimating the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors globally and for 21 regions for 1990 and 2010. Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

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