Looking for more real world data to explore?
Can’t wait to finally start traveling again?
We have just what you need, including another chance to win a free all-access membership to Maven!
We’ve just added a HUGE new data set to the Data Playground with real data from Airbnb, one of the world's largest online marketplaces for vacation rentals.
This data set is perfect for applying your ETL, data analysis, and visualization skills, so fire up your favorite BI tools (Excel, MySQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.) and dig in!
To go along with this release, we’re launching the Maven Vacation Challenge and giving away a free all-access membership to the winner.
We’ll share more about the challenge details below, but first let’s talk about the data…
About the dataset
This dataset contains 2 tables, in csv format
The Listings table contains over 250,000 Airbnb listings from 10 of the world’s most visited cities (each record represents one listing), with fields containing details about the host, location, price, type, ratings, etc.
The Reviews table contains over 5,000,000 Airbnb reviews from the same 10 cities (each record represents one review), with fields containing the listing id, review date, and reviewer id
NOTE: We omitted the review text to reduce file size, but it's fair game to include if you can find and integrate that data into your model!
How to play the Maven Vacation Challenge
For this challenge, your goal is to produce a single-page report or dashboard exploring interesting patterns and trends in the global vacation rental market.
Here’s how to submit your entry:
Follow Maven Analytics on LinkedIn (existing followers can still play)
Share a LinkedIn post containing the both a direct @ mention to @Maven Analytics, and the hashtag #mavenvacationchallenge
In your post, share a single-page visualization or dashboard based on the challenge objective above
Tag, mention, and invite your connections to play along!
How to win
Finalists will be chosen by a panel of previous challenge winners, Maven Hall of Famers, and the Maven team. Each panelist will name one finalist, and the winner will be selected from the finalist pool by the Maven team, via live voting.
What you can win
As part of the Maven Vacation Challenge, we'll be giving away 1 annual all-access Maven membership completely free of charge. The winner will get access to all of our Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL courses, as well as our ongoing Machine Learning series, all with direct support and coaching from our expert instructors.
No purchase is necessary to participate. As always, this challenge is open to both current Maven subscribers and new students who have no relationship with Maven.
Check out the official rules below...
Official Terms (Maven Vacation Challenge)
Maven Analytics will give away 1 Annual subscription for an Individual account. After the one year period, the subscription will expire.
No purchase is necessary to enter.
The challenge will close to new entries on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021, at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted prior.
After the submission deadline, Finalists will be chosen by a panel of previous challenge winners, Maven Hall of Famers, and the Maven team. Each panelist will name one Finalist.
Maven Analytics will select 1 winner from the Finalists, and will announce the winner on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time. The official announcement will be posted on LinkedIn from the Maven Analytics LinkedIn account.
Don't want to participate in the Maven Vacation Challenge? No problem. You can still analyze the data on your own. All of the Data Playground datasets are completely free and are available for everyone to learn with. Feel free to dig in anytime.
Check out the Airbnb data set, and many more, at the Data Playground.
Happy analyzing!
-Enrique
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Enrique Ruiz
Sr. Learning Experience Designer
Enrique is a certified Microsoft Excel Expert and top-rated instructor with a background in business intelligence, data analysis and visualization. He has been producing advanced Excel and test prep courses since 2016, along with adaptations tailored to Spanish-speaking learners.
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