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/fivethirtyeight/daily-show-guests/
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/daily-show-guests/_r/-/README.md
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/daily-show-guests/_r/-/data/daily_show_guests.csv
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/daily-show-guests/_r/-/datapackage.json
Key Files
Start with these files — they give you everything you need to understand and access the dataset.
datapackage.json— metadata & schema
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/daily-show-guests/_r/-/datapackage.json
README.md— documentation
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/daily-show-guests/_r/-/README.md
Typical Usage
- 1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
- 2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
- 3. Read README.md for full context
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daily_show_guests
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Schema
| name | type | format |
|---|---|---|
| year | integer | default |
| googleknowlege_occupation | string | default |
| show | string | default |
| group | string | default |
| raw_guest_list | string | default |
Data Files
| File | Description | Size | Last modified | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
daily_show_guests | 127 kB | 3 days ago | daily_show_guests |
| Files | Size | Format | Created | Updated | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 kB | csv | 3 days ago | FiveThirtyEight - Daily Show Guests |
Daily Show Guests
This folder contains data behind the story Every Guest Jon Stewart Ever Had On ‘The Daily Show’.
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
YEAR | The year the episode aired |
GoogleKnowlege_Occupation | Their occupation or office, according to Google's Knowledge Graph or, if they're not in there, how Stewart introduced them on the program. |
Show | Air date of episode. Not unique, as some shows had more than one guest |
Group | A larger group designation for the occupation. For instance, us senators, us presidents, and former presidents are all under politicians |
Raw_Guest_List | The person or list of people who appeared on the show, according to Wikipedia. The GoogleKnowlege_Occupation only refers to one of them in a given row. |
Source: Google Knowlege Graph, The Daily Show clip library, Wikipedia.
This dataset was scraped from FiveThirtyEight - daily-show-guests