Anamaria Mojica-HankeAndrea BayonaMario Linares‐VásquezSteffen HerboldFabio A. González2026-03-222026-03-22202310.5281/zenodo.7908722https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7908722https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/84805The data correspond to the posts (questions and answers) retrieved by querying for posts related to the tag 'machine learning' and the phrase 'best practice(s).' The data were used as the basis for a study currently under review on discussing machine learning best practices as discussed by practitioners in question-and-answer communities such as Stack Exchange. The information from each type of post (i.e., questions and answers) is presented in multiple formats (i.e., .txt, .csv, and .xlsx).enStack (abstract data type)Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceMachine learningData sciencedataset