Download, Manipulate, and Present American Community Survey and Decennial Data from the US Census


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acs-package Download, Manipulate, and Present American Community Survey and Decennial Data from the US Census

-- A --

acs Download, Manipulate, and Present American Community Survey and Decennial Data from the US Census
acs-class Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames-method Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames<- Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames<--method Class '"acs"'
acs.fetch Downloads demographic data (ACS, SF1, SF3) via the Census API and converts to a proper acs object with estimates, standard errors, and associated metadata.
acs.lookup Search for relevant demographic variables and tables from the US Census.
acs.lookup-class Class '"acs.lookup"'
acs.tables.install Downloads and stores XML tables used to lookup variable codes, table names, and other metadata associated with acs package.
acs.units Class '"acs"'
acs.units-method Class '"acs"'
acs.units<- Class '"acs"'
acs.units<--method Class '"acs"'
api.for Class '"geo.set"'
api.for-method Class '"geo.set"'
api.in Class '"geo.set"'
api.in-method Class '"geo.set"'
api.key.install Installs an API key from the US Census to use with calls to 'acs.fetch'.
api.key.migrate After updating the acs package, installs an archived API key from a previous installation.
api.url.maker Downloads demographic data (ACS, SF1, SF3) via the Census API and converts to a proper acs object with estimates, standard errors, and associated metadata.
apply Class '"acs"'
apply-method Class '"acs"'

-- C --

c-method Class '"acs.lookup"'
c-method Class '"geo.set"'
cbind Combine acs Objects by Columns
cbind.acs Combine acs Objects by Columns
combine Class '"geo.set"'
combine-method Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term-method Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term<- Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term<--method Class '"geo.set"'
combine<- Class '"geo.set"'
combine<--method Class '"geo.set"'
confint Return upper and lower bounds of given confidence intervals for acs objects.
confint.acs Return upper and lower bounds of given confidence intervals for acs objects.
cpi Consumer Price Index data (1913-2015).
currency.convert Convert dollar values of acs object to a new base year.
currency.convert-method Convert dollar values of acs object to a new base year.
currency.year Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.
currency.year-method Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.
currency.year<- Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.
currency.year<--method Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.

-- D --

dim.acs Class '"acs"'
divide.acs Divide one acs object or variable by another.

-- E --

endyear Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
endyear-method Class '"acs.lookup"'
endyear-method Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
endyear<- Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
endyear<--method Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
estimate Class '"acs"'
estimate-method Class '"acs"'

-- F --

fips.american.indian.area FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.county FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.county.subdivision FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.place FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.school FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.state FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
flatten.geo.set Convenience function to "flatten" a nested geo.set object.

-- G --

geo-class Class '"geo.set"'
geo.list Class '"geo.set"'
geo.list-method Class '"geo.set"'
geo.lookup Search Census geographies
geo.make Create a new geo.set object for use with the acs package.
geo.set-class Class '"geo.set"'
geography Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.
geography-method Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.
geography<- Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.
geography<--method Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.

-- I --

is.acs Class '"acs"'
is.acs.lookup Class '"acs.lookup"'
is.geo Class '"geo.set"'
is.geo.set Class '"geo.set"'

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kansas07 County-level data from the 2007 American Community Survey for Kansas for use in examples of acs package.
kansas09 County-level data from the 2005-2009 American Community Survey for Kansas for use in examples of acs package.

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lawrence10 Tract-level data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Lawrence, MA for use in examples of acs package.
length-method Class '"geo.set"'
length.acs Class '"acs"'

-- M --

modified Class '"acs"'
modified-method Class '"acs"'

-- N --

name Class '"geo.set"'
name-method Class '"geo.set"'

-- P --

plot acs Methods for Function 'plot'
plot-method acs Methods for Function 'plot'
plot-methods acs Methods for Function 'plot'
prompt Prompt for new values for metadata in an acs object.
prompt.acs Prompt for new values for metadata in an acs object.

-- R --

rbind Combine acs Objects by Rows
rbind.acs Combine acs Objects by Rows
read.acs Reads a comma-delimited file from the American Community Survey and creates an acs object with estimates, standard errors, and associated metadata.
results Class '"acs.lookup"'
results-method Class '"acs.lookup"'

-- S --

show-method Class '"acs"'
show-method Class '"acs.lookup"'
show-method Class '"geo.set"'
span Class '"acs"'
span-method Class '"acs"'
span-method Class '"acs.lookup"'
span<- Class '"acs"'
span<--method Class '"acs"'
standard.error Class '"acs"'
standard.error-method Class '"acs"'
sum acs Methods for Function 'sum'
sum-method acs Methods for Function 'sum'
sum-methods acs Methods for Function 'sum'
sumlev Class '"geo.set"'
sumlev-method Class '"geo.set"'
summary-method Class '"acs"'

-- misc --

*-method Class '"acs"'
+-method Class '"acs"'
+-method Class '"acs.lookup"'
+-method Class '"geo.set"'
--method Class '"acs"'
/-method Class '"acs"'
[-method Class '"acs"'
[-method Class '"acs.lookup"'
[-method Class '"geo.set"'
[<--method Class '"acs"'
[<--method Class '"geo.set"'
[[-method Class '"geo.set"'
[[<--method Class '"geo.set"'