This gist contains some notes on constructing a query for census and economic data from the DataUSA.io site. This is a quick-start guide to their API; for in-depth documentation check out their API documentation.
A great way to learn how to structure a query is to visit a specific datausa.io page and click on the "Options" button on top of any graph, then select "API" to see the query syntax that created the graph.
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| title: "Regression in R" | |
| output: html_notebook: default | |
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| # create some fake data |
| # this R script evaluates a data file for compatibility with the Open311 GeoReport Bulk specification. | |
| # see here for the most recent version of the specification: | |
| # http://wiki.open311.org/GeoReport/bulk | |
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| # it implements nearly all of the checks identified in this document | |
| # https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GLRniiT3xvmG-i6PPeZPZDK_FhBDGCpuVh5fCexEiys/preview | |
| # however, it is very bare bones and the results need to be interpreted. | |
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| # written by Andrew Nicklin (@technickle) with contributions from the Open311 community. | |
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