tongfen_estimate {tongfen}

Estimate variable values for custom geography

Description

Estimates data from source geometry onto target geometry

Usage

tongfen_estimate(target, source, meta, na.rm = FALSE)

Arguments

target

custom geography to estimate values for

source

input geography with values

meta

metadata for variable aggregation

na.rm

remove NA values when aggregating, default is FALSE

Value

'target' with estimated quantities from 'source' as specified by 'meta'

Examples

# Estimate 2006 Populatino in the City of Vancouver dissemination ares on 2016 census geoographies
## Not run: 
geo1 <- cancensus::get_census("CA06",regions=list(CSD="5915022"),geo_format='sf',level='DA')
geo2 <- cancensus::get_census("CA16",regions=list(CSD="5915022"),geo_format='sf',level='DA')
meta <- meta_for_additive_variables("CA06","Population")
result <- tongfen_estimate(geo2 %>% rename(Population_2016=Population),geo1,meta)

## End(Not run)