tongfen_estimate: Estimate variable values for custom geography

In mountainMath/tongfen: Make Data Based on Different Geographies Comparable

Estimate variable values for custom geography

Description

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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)

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