University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Analyze City Data Using R and Tableau
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Analyze City Data Using R and Tableau

Taught in English

Jose Luis Rodriguez

Instructor: Jose Luis Rodriguez

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Intermediate level

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90 Minutes
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Only available on desktop
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3.7

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What you'll learn

  • Use R and RStudio to create a function to make requests to the OpenStreeMaps.org API using address from the San Francisco buildings permits dataset

  • Explore and filter the San Francisco's buildings permits data. Transform it using basic string cleaning techniques to generate a new clean dataset

  • Leverage Tableau to analyze a dataset based on San Francisco's buildings permits dataset to gain insights on the metropolitan are development

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Guided Project

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Intermediate level

Recommended experience

90 Minutes
Learn at your own pace
No downloads or installation required
Only available on desktop
Hands-on learning
3.7

(18 reviews)

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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. R/RStudio Notebooks, Code Chunks, Environment setup and Packages Installation/Load

  2. Creating an R function to make REST API request to the OpenStreetMaps API

  3. Perform basic data cleaning and filtering techniques using R

  4. Preparing Queries and Making API Requests to the OpenStreetMaps API

  5. Buildings Permit Analysis in Tableau, working with Maps and Pages

Recommended experience

Basic knowledge of any programming language is recommended. You will also need access to Tableau Cloud, signup for free on Tableau.com

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Jose Luis Rodriguez
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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