Computer Science In Context: Projects
This page provides pointers to data sets for use in computer science courses. These data sets are selected to provide connections to topics outside core computer science topics.
Names
Dataset: (US) http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
Purpose: provide a large collection of names over time
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Does you name appear in the set?
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Plot the popularity of a name over time.
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What names are correlated with each other?
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