The Canterbury Corpus provides a standardized set of files for evaluating the effectiveness of lossless data compression algorithms. Researchers utilize this benchmark to compare the performance of different compression methods, analyze compression ratios achieved, and conduct statistical analysis on the results. The corpus comprises diverse file types, enabling a comprehensive assessment of compression algorithms across various data domains. Detailed documentation, including descriptions of the corpora and compression methods employed, facilitates consistent and reproducible research in lossless data compression.