Link for the data set downloaded: http://www.tableau.com/public/community/sample-data-sets
NOTE: In this link, download the xlsx file in the name "OlympicsAthletes.xlsx" under "Medals Won by Olympic Athletes" section.
Direct hyperlink to download the xlsx file: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/sites/default/files/OlympicAthletes_0.xlsx
URL for the sub set of the data set produced: NOTE: Download the Info.Organization.zip file and use the files. https://github.com/rgnanase/USA-Olympic-Medal-Winners-2000_2012/releases
Proposed Question from looking after the data: Is there a pattern shown by USA’s Olympic athletes on how they won medals as they grew old? Have they won less medals because of physical & mental wear and tear, or have they won more medals as they gain more experience?
License information:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. CC-BY-SA Rajesh & Priyanka, 2015; original data (c) Sports Reference, retrieved from http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/ via http://www.tableau.com/public/community/sample-data-sets
Citation for the data created: Baskaran, P., & Gnanasekaran, R.(2015, March 5). USA Olympic medal winners 2000 - 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015, from https://github.com/rgnanase/USA-Olympic-Medal-Winners-2000_2012/releases
Wiki username: rgnanase
URL for the wiki page created: http://wiki.urbanhogfarm.com/index.php/USA_Olympic_medal_winners_list_2000_-_2012