afrb_dir: Set the Afrobarometer data directory

In sboysel/afrobarometer: Load Afrobarometer data

Description

Initialize the Afrobarometer data directory for the session.

Usage

afrb_dir(path = tempdir())

Arguments

path	a string containing the file path to set as the Afrobarometer data directory getOptions("afrobarometer.data")). Run afrb_dir() without any parameters to use path = base::tempdir().

Details

Sets the options the Afrobarometer data directory: afrobarometer.data. This directory is where raw and merged data is cached across sessions. afrb_dir(path) creates the following subdirectories:

• codebooksCodebooks (PDF) for each round are downloaded and stored in path/codebooks.

• locationsAfrobarometer restricted access georeferenced data (CSV) should be stored in path/locations. The user is expected to manually place each CSV file of georeferenced data in locations like path/locations/Location_R*.csv.

• questionnairesAfrobarometer survey questionnaires (SAS) are downloaded and stored in path/questionnaires.

Value

Sets the Afrobarometer data directory and invisibly returns the path to the directory as a string.

Examples

library(afrobarometer)
afrb_dir("~/foo")

sboysel/afrobarometer documentation built on May 29, 2019, 3:24 p.m.