Vehicle Dataset 2024

Dataset Overview

The "Vehicle Dataset 2024" provides a comprehensive look at new vehicles available in the market, including SUVs, cars, trucks, and vans. This dataset contains detailed information on various attributes such as make, model, year, price, mileage, and more. With 1002 entries and 18 columns, this dataset is ideal for data science enthusiasts and professionals looking to practice data cleaning, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and predictive modeling.

Data Science Applications

Given the richness of the data, this dataset can be used for a variety of data science applications, including but not limited to:

• Price Prediction: Build models to predict vehicle prices based on features such as make, model, year, and mileage.
• Market Analysis: Perform market segmentation and identify trends in vehicle types, brands, and pricing.
• Descriptive Statistics: Conduct comprehensive descriptive statistical analyses to summarize and describe the main features of the dataset.
• Visualization: Create visualizations to illustrate the distribution of prices, mileage, and other features across different vehicle types.
• Data Cleaning: Practice data cleaning techniques, handling missing values, and transforming data for further analysis.
• Feature Engineering: Develop new features to improve model performance, such as price per year or mileage per year.

Column Descriptors

1. name: The full name of the vehicle, including make, model, and trim.
2. description: A brief description of the vehicle, often including key features and selling points.
3. make: The manufacturer of the vehicle (e.g., Ford, Toyota, BMW).
4. model: The model name of the vehicle.
5. type: The type of the vehicle, which is "New" for all entries in this dataset.
6. year: The year the vehicle was manufactured.
7. price: The price of the vehicle in USD.
8. engine: Details about the engine, including type and specifications.
9. cylinders: The number of cylinders in the vehicle's engine.
10. fuel: The type of fuel used by the vehicle (e.g., Gasoline, Diesel, Electric).
11. mileage: The mileage of the vehicle, typically in miles.
12. transmission: The type of transmission (e.g., Automatic, Manual).
13. trim: The trim level of the vehicle, indicating different feature sets or packages.
14. body: The body style of the vehicle (e.g., SUV, Sedan, Pickup Truck).
15. doors: The number of doors on the vehicle.
16. exterior_color: The exterior color of the vehicle.
17. interior_color: The interior color of the vehicle.
18. drivetrain: The drivetrain of the vehicle (e.g., All-wheel Drive, Front-wheel Drive).

Ethically Mined Data

This dataset was ethically mined from cars.com using an API provided by Apify. All data collection practices adhered to the terms of service and privacy policies of the source website, ensuring the ethical use of data.

Acknowledgements

• Apify: For providing the API used to scrape the data from cars.com.
• Cars.com: For being the source of the vehicle data.
• DALL-E 3: For generating the thumbnail image for this dataset.