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<p>It has never been easier to access data from R. Not only does there seem to be a constant stream of new packages that access the APIs of data providers, but it is also becoming popular for package authors to wrap up fairly large datasets into R packages. Below are 44 R packages concerned with data in one way or another that have made it to CRAN over the past two months.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=alphavantager" target="_blank">alphavantager</a> v0.1.0: Implements an interface to the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.alphavantage.co/" target="_blank">Alpha Vantage</a> API to fetch historical data on stocks, physical currencies, and digital/crypto currencies. See the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/alphavantager/README.html" target="_blank">README</a> to get the key.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=AmesHousing" target="_blank">AmesHousing</a> v0.0.2: Contains raw and processed versions of the Ames Iowa Housing Data. See <a rel="nofollow" href="http://ww2.amstat.org/publications/jse%3E" target="_blank">De Cock (2011)</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=billboard" target="_blank">billboard</a> v0.1.0: Contains data sets regarding songs on the Billboard Hot 100 list from 1960 to 2016, including ranks for the given year, musical features, and lyrics.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=BIS" target="_blank">BIS</a> v0.1.0: Provides an interface to data provided by the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bis.org/" target="_blank">Bank for International Settlements</a>. There is a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/BIS/vignettes/BIS.html" target="_blank">vignette</a>.</p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=bomrang" target="_blank">bomrang</a> v0.0.8: Provides functions to interface with <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bom.gov.au/" target="_blank">Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology</a> data. There is an <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/bomrang/vignettes/bomrang.html" target="_blank">Introduction</a> and an <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/bomrang/vignettes/use_case.html" target="_blank">Example</a>.</p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=brazilmaps" target="_blank">brazilmaps</a> v0.1.0: Enables users to obtain Brazilian map spatial objects of varying region types, e.g., cities, states, microregions, and mesoregions.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=census" target="_blank">census</a> v0.2.0: Provides functions to scrape US Census data from the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mcdc.missouri.edu/websas/caps10acsb.html" target="_blank">American Community Survey</a> (ACS) data and metadata. There is a brief <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/census/vignettes/getting-started.html" target="_blank">vignette</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=cptec" target="_blank">cptec</a> v0.1.0: Retrieves data from the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cptec.inpe.br/" target="_blank">CPTEC/INPE</a>, Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, weather and climate forecasting center in Latin America.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=coinmarketcapr" target="_blank">coinmarketcapr</a> v0.1 Provides functions to extract and monitor price and market cap of ‘Crypto currencies’ from <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/api/" target="_blank">Coin Market Cap</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=copulaData" target="_blank">copulaData</a> v0.0-1: Contains data sets used for copula modeling in addition to those in the package <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=copula" target="_blank">copula</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=CytobankAPIstats" target="_blank">CytobankAPIstats</a> v1.0: Provides tools to access and process cytometry data from <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cytobank.org/" target="_blank">Cytobank</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=data360r" target="_blank">data360r</a> v1.0.1: Provides an interface to the API for the World Bank’s <a rel="nofollow" href="https://tcdata360.worldbank.org/" target="_blank">TCdata360</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="https://govdata360.worldbank.org/" target="_blank">Govdata360</a> platforms.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=DescriptiveStats.OBeu" target="_blank">DescriptiveStats.OBeu</a> v1.2.1: Provides functions to estimate and return the needed parameters for visualizations designed for <a rel="nofollow" href="http://openbudgets.eu/" target="_blank">OpenBudgets.eu</a> datasets. There is a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/DescriptiveStats.OBeu/vignettes/DescriptiveStats.html" target="_blank">Getting Started Guide</a> and two other vignettes.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=dobson" target="_blank">dobson</a> v0.1: Contains example data sets from the book <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Generalized-Chapman-Statistical-Science/dp/1584889500" target="_blank">An Introduction to Generalised Linear Models</a> by Dobson and Barnett.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=ensemblepp" target="_blank">ensemblepp</a> v0.1-0: Contains temperature and precipitation ensemble weather forecasts and observations taken at Innsbruck, Austria, which are contained in the forthcoming book (Elsevier) “Statistical Post processing of Ensemble Forecasts” by Vannitsem, Wilks, and Messner.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=fedreporter" target="_blank">fedreporter</a> v0.2.1: Implements an API to the Federal <a rel="nofollow" href="https://api.federalreporter.nih.gov/" target="_blank">RePORTER</a>, allowing users to search job projects from different government agencies.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=fingertipsR" target="_blank">fingertipsR</a> v0.1.3: Provides an interface to the API for <a rel="nofollow" href="http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/" target="_blank">Fingertips</a>, which contains data for many indicators of public health in England. There are vignettes for plotting <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/fingertipsR/vignettes/lifeExpectancy.html" target="_blank">Life Expentancy</a> and for <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/fingertipsR/vignettes/selectIndicatorsRedRed.html" target="_blank">Interactively Selecting Indicators</a>.</p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=GetITRData" target="_blank">GetITRData</a> v0.6: Provides functions to read quarterly and annual financial reports – including assets, liabilities, income, and cash flow statements – from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bmfbovespa.com.br/en_us/products/listed-equities-and-derivatives/equities/listed-companies.htm" target="_blank">Bovespa’s ITR (informacoes trimestrais) system</a>. There is a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/GetITRData/vignettes/gitrd-vignette-introduction.html" target="_blank">vignette</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=GetLattesData" target="_blank">GetLattesData</a> v0.6: Implements an API for downloading and reading XML data directly from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lattes.cnpq.br/" target="_blank">Lattes</a>. There is a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/GetLattesData/vignettes/gld_vignette-ReadLattes.html" target="_blank">vignette</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=IIS" target="_blank">IIS</a> v1.0: Contains the datasets and functions form the book <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319560700" target="_blank">Intuitive Introductory Statistics</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=jaod" target="_blank">jaod</a> v0.1.0: Provides a client for the Directory of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://doaj.org/" target="_blank">Open Access Journals (DOAJ)</a>. See the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://doaj.org/api/v1/docs" target="_blank">API documentation</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/jaod/README.html" target="_blank">README</a> file.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=LAGOSNE" target="_blank">LAGOSNE</a> v1.00: Provides a client for programmatic access to the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://lagoslakes.org/" target="_blank">Lake Multi-scaled Geospatial and Temporal</a> database, with functions for accessing lake water quality and ecological context data for the US. There is a vignette on the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/LAGOSNE/vignettes/lagosne_structure.html" target="_blank">Structure of LAGOSNE</a> and another for <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/LAGOSNE/vignettes/working_with_lagosne.html" target="_blank">Working with LAGOSNE</a>. The following map shows chlorophyll concentrations in Pennsylvania.</p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=lexiconPT" target="_blank">lexiconPT</a> v0.1.0: Provides access to Portuguese lexicons for sentiment analysis.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=mapsapi" target="_blank">mapsapi</a> v0.1.0: Provides an interface to the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/2yZeQhi" target="_blank">Google Maps</a> API. See the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/mapsapi/vignettes/intro.html" target="_blank">vignette</a> to get started.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=matchbook" target="_blank">matchbook</a> v1.0.7: Provides a wrapper for the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.matchbook.com/" target="_blank">Matchbook</a> API.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=microdemic" target="_blank">microdemic</a> v0.1.0: Provides programmatic access to scholarly articles in the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://academic.microsoft.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft Academic Graph</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=mozzie" target="_blank">mozzie</a> v0.1.0: Contains weekly dengue cases in 25 districts of Sri Lanka from 2008/ week-52 to 2014/ week-21.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=nyctaxi" target="_blank">nyctaxi</a> v0.0.1: Provides an interface to New York City’s <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/about/trip_record_data.shtml" target="_blank">Taxi and Limousine Commission Trip Data</a>. The <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/nyctaxi/vignettes/nyc_taxi.html" target="_blank">vignette</a> describes how to get started.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=opendotaR" target="_blank">opendotaR</a> v0.1.4: Provides access to the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.opendota.com/" target="_blank">OpenDota API</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=PakPC2017" target="_blank">PakPC2017</a> v0.3.0: Provides data sets and functions for exploration of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/" target="_blank">Pakistan Population Census 2017</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=PakPMICS2014Ch" target="_blank">PakPMICS2014Ch</a> v0.1.0: Provides a data set and function for exploring the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys" target="_blank">Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey</a>: 2014 Children Punjab, Pakistan.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=PakPMICS2014HH" target="_blank">PakPMICS2014HH</a> v0.1.0: Provides a data set and function for exploring the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys" target="_blank">Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey</a>: 2014 Households Punjab, Pakistan.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=PakPMICS2014HL" target="_blank">PakPMICS2014HL</a> v0.1.0: Provides a data set and function for exploring the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys" target="_blank">Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey</a>: 2014 Household Listings Punjab, Pakistan.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=PakPMICS2014Wm" target="_blank">PakPMICS2014Wm</a> v0.1.0: Provides a data set and function for exploring the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys" target="_blank">Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey</a>: 2014 Women (age 15-49 years) Punjab, Pakistan.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=pder" target="_blank">pder</a> v1.0-0: Provides data sets for the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://rviews.rstudio.com/2017/11/01/r-data-packages/Panel%20Data%20Econometrics%20with%20R" target="_blank">Panel Date Econometrics with R</a> book.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=realestateDK" target="_blank">realestateDK</a> v0.1.0: Provides quarterly information on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://finansdanmark.dk/toerre-tal/boligstatistik/boligmarkedsstatistikken/" target="_blank">Denmark Housing Market Statistics</a>, including average square meter prices and the number of free trades for parcel and terraced houses, condominiums, and holiday homes in Denmark since 1992.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=rcongresso" target="_blank">rcongresso</a> v0.1.3: Wraps the API for the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://dadosabertos.camara.leg.br/" target="_blank">Brazilian Chamber of Deputies</a>. There is an <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/rcongresso/vignettes/introducao-rcongresso.html" target="_blank">Introduction</a> and a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/rcongresso/vignettes/purrr-e-rcongresso.html" target="_blank">vignette</a> for using the package with <code>purrr</code>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=repurrrsive" target="_blank">repurrrsive</a> v0.1.0: Contains recursive lists in the form of R objects, ‘JSON’, and ‘XML’, for use in teaching with examples, including color palettes, Game of Thrones characters, GitHub repositories, entities from the Star Wars universe, and more.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=spatstat.data" target="_blank">spatstat.data</a> v1.1-1: Contains datasets for the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=spatstat" target="_blank">spatstat</a> package.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=statsDK" target="_blank">statsDK</a> v0.1.1: Provides a wrapper for the API to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://statbank.dk/" target="_blank">Statistics Denmark</a>. Have a look at the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://api.statbank.dk/console" target="_blank">API Console</a> and the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/statsDK/vignettes/Get_started_with_statsDK.html" target="_blank">vignette</a> to get started with the package.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=SPYvsSPY" target="_blank">SPYvsSPY</a>: Contains historical data from the legendary Mad magazine comic strip.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=UdderQuarterInfectionData" target="_blank">UdderQuarterInfectionData</a> v1.0.0: Provides the udder quarter infection data set, which contains infection times of individual cow udder quarters with Corynebacterium bovis. See <a rel="nofollow" href="doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76295-7" target="_blank">Laevens et al. 1997</a>.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=USCF" target="_blank">USCF</a> v0.1.3: Provides a function to retrieve information from the U.S. Chess Federation website.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://cran.r-project.org/package=XKCDdata" target="_blank">XKCDdata</a> v0.1.0: Provides a function to download data from individual <a rel="nofollow" href="https://xkcd.com/" target="_blank">XKCD</a> comics, by Randall Munroe.</p>
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