Definition of data
1: factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation
2: information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed
3: information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful
Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (2021). Merriam-Webster.com. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data
Data Search Engines
Search by keyword or by country. Comprehensive European search and beyond Europe included.
Websites for Data
An easy way to find, explore and reuse a countries public (usually Government) data
In Google try searching "data.gov"
data.gov = data from the United States
data.gov.uk = data from the United Kingdom
data.gov.au = data from Australia
etc
From the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency, United States of America)
Teacher Librarian
Search for large Datasets to download
Most of the datasets are behind a pay wall, but many popular datasets available.
