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/fivethirtyeight/avengers/

├ README.md

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/avengers/_r/-/README.md

├ data/avengers.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/avengers/_r/-/data/avengers.csv

└ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/avengers/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

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datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/avengers/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/avengers/_r/-/README.md

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2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
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avengers

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Schema

name	type	format
url	string	default
name/alias	string	default
appearances	integer	default
current?	string	default
gender	string	default
probationary introl	string	default
full/reserve avengers intro	string	default
year	integer	default
years since joining	integer	default
honorary	string	default
death1	string	default
return1	string	default
death2	string	default
return2	string	default
death3	string	default
return3	string	default
death4	string	default
return4	string	default
death5	string	default
return5	string	default
notes	string	default

Data Files

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
avengers		27.5 kB	about 3 hours ago	avengers

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
1	27.5 kB	csv		about 5 hours ago		FiveThirtyEight - Avengers

Avengers

This folder contains the data behind the story Joining The Avengers Is As Deadly As Jumping Off A Four-Story Building.

avengers.csv details the deaths of Marvel comic book characters between the time they joined the Avengers and April 30, 2015, the week before Secret Wars #1.

Header	Definition
`URL`	The URL of the comic character on the Marvel Wikia
`Name/Alias`	The full name or alias of the character
`Appearances`	The number of comic books that character appeared in as of April 30
`Current?`	Is the member currently active on an avengers affiliated team?
`Gender`	The recorded gender of the character
`Probationary`	Sometimes the character was given probationary status as an Avenger, this is the date that happened
`Full/Reserve`	The month and year the character was introduced as a full or reserve member of the Avengers
`Year`	The year the character was introduced as a full or reserve member of the Avengers
`Years since joining`	2015 minus the year
`Honorary`	The status of the avenger, if they were given Honorary Avenger status, if they are simply in the Academy, or Full otherwise
`Death1`	Yes if the Avenger died, No if not.
`Return1`	Yes if the Avenger returned from their first death, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Death2`	Yes if the Avenger died a second time after their revival, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Return2`	Yes if the Avenger returned from their second death, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Death3`	Yes if the Avenger died a third time after their second revival, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Return3`	Yes if the Avenger returned from their third death, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Death4`	Yes if the Avenger died a fourth time after their third revival, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Return4`	Yes if the Avenger returned from their fourth death, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Death5`	Yes if the Avenger died a fifth time after their fourth revival, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Return5`	Yes if the Avenger returned from their fifth death, No if they did not, blank if not applicable
`Notes`	Descriptions of deaths and resurrections.

This dataset was scraped from FiveThirtyEight - avengers