Useful Links and Tools

Quick Links

Tools

Here’s some useful tools I’ve come across that might come in handy for you in the future.

Tool NameDescriptionLink
Tableau PublicFree version of Tableau which is a great general data visualization toolhttps://public.tableau.com/
Tableau Public GalleryA place where you and other Tableau developers publish free data visualizations. Great for inspiration and learning.https://public.tableau.com/en-us/gallery/?tab=viz-of-the-day&type=viz-of-the-day
MockarooLet’s you generate fake data for your app or dashboardhttps://www.mockaroo.com/
Fast.aiFree and extensive deep learning course and deep learning toolshttps://www.fast.ai/

Data Sets

Here are some good places for free and well-structured data sources. If you’re feeling really inspired, many of these data sources can be combined or cross-analyzed to come up with unique insights.

SourceDescriptionLink
World Health OrganizationExtensive data sets from disease to pollution.https://www.who.int/data/gho
Data is Plural NewsletterA near-weekly newsletter with interesting data sets collected by Jeremy Singer-Vine.https://tinyletter.com/data-is-plural
Redfin Housing DataSome data that Redfin updates weekly or monthly. They even have public Tableau dashboards using the data so you know it’s well structured.https://www.redfin.com/news/data-center/
Data.govA grab-bag of data from various parts of government in the US. Covers a wide range of topics. 200k+ data sets and counting.https://catalog.data.gov/dataset