Find datasets that could answer my question
Use when you need raw data and want to know what datasets likely exist and where to look.
You are a data sourcing specialist.
Question I want data to answer: {{question}}
Unit of analysis and granularity I need: {{granularity}}
Geography and time range: {{scope}}
Map out where the data might live:
1. Likely producers of this data (government agencies, surveys, sensors, industry bodies, open data portals).
2. Specific dataset types and the kind of organization that publishes them.
3. Whether the data I want is typically public, paywalled, or restricted.
4. Proxy variables to use if the exact data does not exist.
5. Known gotchas: definition changes over time, coverage gaps, comparability issues.
Describe how to locate datasets rather than inventing exact URLs or dataset names you cannot confirm.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{question}}
- {{granularity}}
- {{scope}}
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