Glossary
static update frequency
static update frequency is update_frequency value meaning the dataset is a frozen archive that never refreshes — contrasted with the daily and monthly feeds elsewhere in the slice. In Datadory's catalog of 1,744 datasets, Kaggle: NASA Turbofan Jet Engine and NASA Prognostics Data Set Repository are working examples.
What is static update frequency?
An update_frequency value meaning the dataset is a frozen archive that never refreshes — contrasted with the daily and monthly feeds elsewhere in the slice.
Three of the seven primary records are static, each pinned to a final release (version 2021a, the 2019 Kaggle mirror, September 2022).
In this catalog it appears concretely: - Kaggle: NASA Turbofan Jet Engine (update frequency) — "static)". - NASA Prognostics Data Set Repository — "static; collected 2008-2019, page last modified September 2022". - NBER-CES Manufacturing Industry Database — "static; 1958-2018, version 2021a".
Why does static update frequency matter when choosing a dataset?
A table is only as good as the column you actually need. If this field is absent, sparsely populated or defined inconsistently across rows, no amount of surrounding richness rescues the analysis, so it deserves its own line in your evaluation checklist.
The failure mode is concrete: the label appears in a listing, the delivered files tell a different story, and the gap surfaces mid-project when fixing it is most expensive.
You rarely have to take a vendor's word for it. 82.4% of the 1,744 datasets Datadory catalogs are free to access, and Kaggle: NASA Turbofan Jet Engine lets you inspect the real artifact before any budget is committed.
How do you evaluate static update frequency in a data source?
Treat every claim of this attribute as testable:
- Read Kaggle: NASA Turbofan Jet Engine's record on update frequency — "static)" — then confirm the delivered artifact matches before you license anything.
- Open NASA Prognostics Data Set Repository and confirm its record — "static; collected 2008-2019, page last modified September 2022" — against the files you actually receive.
- Open NBER-CES Manufacturing Industry Database and confirm its record — "static; 1958-2018, version 2021a" — against the files you actually receive.
See the term applied to real records: industrial-machinery-supplies-components data.
Related terms
Adjacent concepts worth reading next: - bulk download - naics industry panel
Frequently asked questions
What is an example of static update frequency?
Kaggle: NASA Turbofan Jet Engine is the clearest example in this catalog. Its record on update frequency reads: "static)". Across all 1,744 datasets Datadory averages a quality score of 7.81 out of 10, so a named example can be weighed rather than trusted blindly.
Is data described as "static update frequency" free to use?
Treat access and permission separately. 82.4% of the 1,744 datasets in this catalog are free to access, but 235 are freemium and 61 are paid outright, so confirm both the price and the license on the exact distribution before building on it.
How do I verify a source really provides static update frequency?
Open Kaggle: NASA Turbofan Jet Engine next to NASA Prognostics Data Set Repository and compare the promise with the download. Field definitions are verified for 1495 of 1,744 datasets (85.7%), which makes that check fast inside the catalog and manual outside it.
Datasets containing this field
Datasets containing static update frequency
4 datasets carry static update frequency in the catalog. Open one, count the fields, judge for yourself.
Data.gov Catalog — Machinery Manufacturing Datasets
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JMTBA machine tool statistics Japan data
jusuke sōgaku (total orders received) · uchinaiju (domestic demand) · gaiju (foreign demand) …+3 more
Made-in-China.com
product_title · price_range_usd · moq …+5 more
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