05. Data

R packages

A list of R packages for getting, making, storing, and sharing data.

Read and Load

• readr

Data Frames

• tibble
• data.table

Database Interfaces

• arrow
  • Apache Arrow R cookbook
• duckdb
• RSQLite
• odbc
• DBI

APIs

• openSkies

Simulate

• faux
• simDesign
• ambient

Mine

• rvest
• RSelenium

Download

• OpenNeuro

Share

• pins

Saving

All data, whether it has been sourced, simulated, or otherwise created, should be saved in the data folder so it is easily accessible.

File Naming

Data files should be named like: yyyy-mm—dd_data-name.csv. If multiple data files exist for a given source, a topic or type should be appended to the data name. For example, yyyy-mm-dd_data-name_topic1.csv and yyyy-mm-dd_data-name_topic2.csv.