Acquiring data from the internet in R
Overview:
The internet is full of data that you can use for your analysis. As part of our data life cycle series, we will introduce you to efficiently retrieve data from the internet. We will look into downloading files, using APIs, web-scraping, and downloading feeds.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to
- use an API
- understand ethical web-scraping (i.e. how to download data from a website)
- understand how to work with RSS feeds
Prerequisites:
· Introductory knowledge of R, e.g. from Introduction to programming in R, or McGill R summer camp.
Date: Wednesday, 17 May 2023.
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: hybrid (in-person at Burnside Hall 1104, and online via Zoom).
Instructor: Tim Elrick, Faculty Lecturer in the Faculty of Science.
