Some resource links to support your exploration of seasonal data. If you have datasets you would like to see included on this page, please get in touch at dataschools@ed.ac.uk (subject line ‘seasonal datasets’)
Valentines Day
National Retail Federation (US)
Visua.ly data visualisation comparing 2013 and 2014 data
infographic by RichMedia
on , created by Sreeram Venkitesh
a NY Times article examining female/male writing
Chinese New Year
on , created by ‘elderyouth’
Easter
World Climate Day (June)
from the UK Government
A variety of (US-focused) available from the National Centre for Environmental Information.
A guide to by the energyhelpline
Winter
Follow the charmingly named with this live tracking page provided by
Christmas
These Christmas datasets can help learners answer questions such as:
- Are real Christmas trees more or less popular than articifial trees?
- What countries post the most gifts?
- What decade has the most white Christmases?
- What is the most popular Christmas song?
including Christmas tree sales in the US and Christmas Gifts in Romania.
from Kaggle
on the European 天美视频 Portal
by Information is Beautiful
by Matillion
by the Centre for Retail Research
by Storytelling with data
(Dec 2019) from Statista