Download, Manipulate, and Present American Community Survey and Decennial Data from the US Census

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Download, Manipulate, and Present American Community Survey and Decennial Data from the US Census

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acs	Download, Manipulate, and Present American Community Survey and Decennial Data from the US Census
acs-class	Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames	Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames-method	Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames<-	Class '"acs"'
acs.colnames<--method	Class '"acs"'
acs.fetch	Downloads demographic data (ACS, SF1, SF3) via the Census API and converts to a proper acs object with estimates, standard errors, and associated metadata.
acs.lookup	Search for relevant demographic variables and tables from the US Census.
acs.lookup-class	Class '"acs.lookup"'
acs.tables.install	Downloads and stores XML tables used to lookup variable codes, table names, and other metadata associated with acs package.
acs.units	Class '"acs"'
acs.units-method	Class '"acs"'
acs.units<-	Class '"acs"'
acs.units<--method	Class '"acs"'
api.for	Class '"geo.set"'
api.for-method	Class '"geo.set"'
api.in	Class '"geo.set"'
api.in-method	Class '"geo.set"'
api.key.install	Installs an API key from the US Census to use with calls to 'acs.fetch'.
api.key.migrate	After updating the acs package, installs an archived API key from a previous installation.
api.url.maker	Downloads demographic data (ACS, SF1, SF3) via the Census API and converts to a proper acs object with estimates, standard errors, and associated metadata.
apply	Class '"acs"'
apply-method	Class '"acs"'

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c-method	Class '"acs.lookup"'
c-method	Class '"geo.set"'
cbind	Combine acs Objects by Columns
cbind.acs	Combine acs Objects by Columns
combine	Class '"geo.set"'
combine-method	Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term	Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term-method	Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term<-	Class '"geo.set"'
combine.term<--method	Class '"geo.set"'
combine<-	Class '"geo.set"'
combine<--method	Class '"geo.set"'
confint	Return upper and lower bounds of given confidence intervals for acs objects.
confint.acs	Return upper and lower bounds of given confidence intervals for acs objects.
cpi	Consumer Price Index data (1913-2015).
currency.convert	Convert dollar values of acs object to a new base year.
currency.convert-method	Convert dollar values of acs object to a new base year.
currency.year	Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.
currency.year-method	Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.
currency.year<-	Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.
currency.year<--method	Return (or change) currency.year value from the metadata of an acs object.

-- D --

dim.acs	Class '"acs"'
divide.acs	Divide one acs object or variable by another.

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endyear	Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
endyear-method	Class '"acs.lookup"'
endyear-method	Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
endyear<-	Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
endyear<--method	Return or replace endyear value from the metadata of an acs object.
estimate	Class '"acs"'
estimate-method	Class '"acs"'

-- F --

fips.american.indian.area	FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.county	FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.county.subdivision	FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.place	FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.school	FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
fips.state	FIPS codes and geographic names for use in searching and creating geographies in the acs package.
flatten.geo.set	Convenience function to "flatten" a nested geo.set object.

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geo-class	Class '"geo.set"'
geo.list	Class '"geo.set"'
geo.list-method	Class '"geo.set"'
geo.lookup	Search Census geographies
geo.make	Create a new geo.set object for use with the acs package.
geo.set-class	Class '"geo.set"'
geography	Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.
geography-method	Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.
geography<-	Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.
geography<--method	Return or replace geography metadata of an acs object.

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kansas07	County-level data from the 2007 American Community Survey for Kansas for use in examples of acs package.
kansas09	County-level data from the 2005-2009 American Community Survey for Kansas for use in examples of acs package.

-- L --

lawrence10	Tract-level data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Lawrence, MA for use in examples of acs package.
length-method	Class '"geo.set"'
length.acs	Class '"acs"'

-- M --

modified	Class '"acs"'
modified-method	Class '"acs"'

-- N --

name	Class '"geo.set"'
name-method	Class '"geo.set"'

-- P --

plot	acs Methods for Function 'plot'
plot-method	acs Methods for Function 'plot'
plot-methods	acs Methods for Function 'plot'
prompt	Prompt for new values for metadata in an acs object.
prompt.acs	Prompt for new values for metadata in an acs object.

-- R --

rbind	Combine acs Objects by Rows
rbind.acs	Combine acs Objects by Rows
read.acs	Reads a comma-delimited file from the American Community Survey and creates an acs object with estimates, standard errors, and associated metadata.
results	Class '"acs.lookup"'
results-method	Class '"acs.lookup"'

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-- misc --