select_indicators()
fixed for selecting more than one indicator
deprivation_decile()
now includes MSOA (AreaTypeID = 3)
removed deprecated inequalities
argument from fingertips_data()
increased speed of indicators()
function (and therefore select_indicators()
and other functions that rely on it)
IndicatorName field in indicators()
table returns short name rather than long name
New field “Compared to goal” in fingertips_data()
New field name “Compared to [AreaType]” in fingertips_data()
Improved tests
nearest_neighbours() modified to include measure
parameter - so user can get 15 CIPFA nn for upper tier local authorities
data retrieval functions now use local proxy settings
nearest_neighbours() function added
indicator_order() function added
modifications to the fingertipsR paper
badges added to README
package approved by ropensci
fingertips_stats function added to give high level statistics of indicators in Fingertips
indicator_areatypes now links to API rather than built in dataset
indicators_unique function provides unique table of indicators
fingertips_data
. NOTE earlier versions of the package will not work anymore because of the underlying change in the API structurefixed issue with rank and some fingertips_data
queries
removed dependency on tidyjson as a result of its removal from CRAN
select_indicators()
allows user to point and click to select indicators
stringsAsFactors parameter available in fingertips_data()
automatically filter for CategoryType = FALSE
in fingertips_data()
- this can be set to TRUE
if needed
rank of area and polarity of indicator returned from fingertips_data()
where rank = TRUE
(polarity can also be found in indicator_metadata()
)
fingertips_redred
highlights which areas are statistically different to comparator and trending in the wrong direction
category_types()
lookup function to support ordering where categories exist (eg, deprivation decile)
areatypes_by_indicators()
to help users determine which indicators are available for each area type (and vice versa)
A new vignette demonstrating how some of the new functions can be used
This package allows the user to retrieve tables of: