fars_read: Read FARS Data

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Description

The function reads data from a CVS file, stored on disk. The data are from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which is a nationwide census providing the American public yearly data regarding fatal injuries suffered in motor vehicle traffic crashes.

Usage

fars_read(filename)

Arguments

filename

A character string giving the name of the CVS data file to read, see notes.

Details

For more information, see:

• https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatality_Analysis_Reporting_System.

Value

A data frame with data readed from the CVS data file, or an error/stop if the file does not exists.

Note

To generate file name use: make_filename.

See Also

make_filename

Examples

## Not run: 
library(dplyr)
library(readr)
yr <- 2015
data <- yr %>%
  make_filename %>%
  fars_read
head(data)

## End(Not run)

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