Datasets

Requirements

• You need at least 3 datasets from 3 different data sources
  
  A dataset is a collection of data, while a data source is the organization/entity that aggregates, assembles, and publishes the data. These datasets must come from different data sources (organizations). For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has many datasets — use as many as you like from them, but that only counts as 1 data source. Part of your job is to combine these sources: for example, you might combine inflation data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics with homelessness data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and chronic absenteeism from the U.S. Department of Education.
  Common Question: What counts as a 'data source'?

  Multiple datasets from the same organization (e.g., several CSV files from the Bureau of Labor Statistics) count as only 1 data source. You need 3 different organizations/providers.
• At least 1 of the datasets needs to be comprised of many observations
  
  In the example above, perhaps your 'many N observations' dataset contains chronic absenteeism by school district. You might decide to aggregate this by state or regions: that's okay. The main point is that the dataset wasn't trivial to begin: you simplifying things for the sake of understandability is … understandable, as it's part of the job of a data scientist.
• Be bold: don't worry about finding weak predictors/coefficients
  
  Your group will be graded upon the work you do — the writing, analysis, etc. You will not be graded based upon your ability to find what you hoped or expected to find: go out on a limb … maybe you'll find something interesting that will make the TAs day.