I apologize if this belongs on r/askstatistics (I posed here since I am inquiring about a dataset). I’m developing a mapping algorithm and require a random sample of US addresses to validate the tool with. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on free databases that would be a statistically sound source to select a simple random sample from? Do you think openaddresses.io would be adequate? Alternatively, I was thinking of randomly generating a latitude and longitude within the United States and then using a reverse geocoding algorithm to provide an address. Though I’m not sure the latter would be a statistically sound method?
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