Lava Chicken!
This dataset contains information about the many different minecraft biomes. This is a fun dataset, containing the dominant biome for a 128x128 section, and the counts of each block for said section.
A common analysis for this dataset would be to use the Box and Whiskers plot to see which biome has the most or least of something.
Dataset Structure
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dominant_biome | Categorical | The primary biome type assigned to this 128x128 section. |
| air | Numerical | Count of standard air blocks. |
| andesite | Numerical | Count of andesite (gray igneous rock) blocks. |
| cave_air | Numerical | Count of air blocks specifically located within cave structures. |
| clay | Numerical | Count of clay blocks (usually found in lush caves or rivers). |
| deepslate | Numerical | Count of deepslate (dark stone found in lower elevations). |
| diamond_ore | Numerical | Count of diamond ore blocks (high-value mineral). |
| diorite | Numerical | Count of diorite (white igneous rock) blocks. |
| dirt | Numerical | Count of standard dirt blocks. |
| granite | Numerical | Count of granite (reddish igneous rock) blocks. |
| grass_block | Numerical | Count of surface grass blocks with soil. |
| gravel | Numerical | Count of gravity-affected gravel blocks. |
| kelp_plant | Numerical | Count of underwater kelp vegetation blocks. |
| lava | Numerical | Count of fluid lava blocks. |
| moss_block | Numerical | Count of mossy vegetation blocks. |
| sand | Numerical | Count of sand blocks (common in deserts and beaches). |
| seagrass | Numerical | Count of standard underwater seagrass. |
| short_grass | Numerical | Count of small surface vegetation (formerly “grass”). |
| stone | Numerical | Count of the most common gray stone blocks. |
| tall_seagrass | Numerical | Count of two-block high underwater seagrass. |
| tuff | Numerical | Count of tuff (gray volcanic rock found in deep layers). |
| water | Numerical | Count of fluid water blocks. |
Lab Questions
- What is a better predictor of granite counts? The dominant biome or the diorite counts?
- What is the relationship between the count of kelp and the count of water? Why might this be?
- Which biome has the most sand? Why might this be?
- Does any particular biome have the most diamonds? Or is it even?
- Of the block types, which 2 are the best for predicting the biome?
Dataset Source
The minecraft-chunks dataset, authored by Pi1lot and published on Kaggle in 2026 Link
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