dataset: Load Dataset
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Load Dataset
Description
This function loads a dataset that is not included in the package due
to space constraints on CRAN, but is available online from GitHub.
It works similarly to the R command data
from the utils package, except that it downloads the dataset.
Usage
dataset(name)
Arguments
name
a string containing the link.
Examples
## Download data
dataset("thefts")
head(thefts)
summary(thefts)
## for details on the dataset type
?thefts
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Load Dataset
Description
This function loads a dataset that is not included in the package due
to space constraints on CRAN, but is available online from GitHub.
It works similarly to the R command data
from the utils package, except that it downloads the dataset.
Usage
dataset(name)
Arguments
name |
a string containing the link. |
Examples
## Download data
dataset("thefts")
head(thefts)
summary(thefts)
## for details on the dataset type
?thefts
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