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title: sampledata package
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  The `sampledata` package provides functions that return basic sample datasets.
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The `sampledata` package provides functions that return basic sample datasets.
Import the `sampledata` package:

```js
import "sampledata"
```

## Constants

```js
sampledata.start = 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
sampledata.stop = 2021-01-01T00:01:00Z
```

- **sampledata.start** represents the earliest time included in sample datasets.
- **sampledata.stop** represents the latest time included in sample datasets.


## Functions

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