formhub.R is a library for making reading data form formhub.org into R easier.
For most of the examples, I use the ggplot2 library, which is an amazing data visualization library worth every minute of your time spent learning it.
The package for formhub.R in R is simply called formhub
. For now, it cannot be installed from CRAN, but using Hadley Wickam's excellent devtools
package, you can install it directly from github. To install (or upgrade), run the following commands from your R terminal:
install.packages('devtools')
library(devtools)
install_github("formhub.R", username="SEL-Columbia")
library(formhub)
And voila! The formhub
package is installed in your R system! You can check by running:
help(formhubDownload)
At the moment, it has the following features:
select one
fields are converted to factorsinteger
/decimal
converted to numericsdate
fields (including today
), and datetime
fields (including start
and end
) are converted to lubridate instants [timezone information is discarded at the moment]select multiple
options are converted into booleansFor planned features, go to the issues page.