gender - Predict Gender from Names Using Historical Data

Infers state-recorded gender categories from first names and dates of birth using historical datasets. By using these datasets instead of lists of male and female names, this package is able to more accurately infer the gender of a name, and it is able to report the probability that a name was male or female. GUIDELINES: This method must be used cautiously and responsibly. Please be sure to see the guidelines and warnings about usage in the 'README' or the package documentation. See Blevins and Mullen (2015) <http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/9/3/000223/000223.html>.

Last updated 3 years ago

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USAboundaries - Historical and Contemporary Boundaries of the United States of America

The boundaries for geographical units in the United States of America contained in this package include state, county, congressional district, and zip code tabulation area. Contemporary boundaries are provided by the U.S. Census Bureau (public domain). Historical boundaries for the years from 1629 to 2000 are provided form the Newberry Library's 'Atlas of Historical County Boundaries' (licensed CC BY-NC-SA). Additional data is provided in the 'USAboundariesData' package; this package provides an interface to access that data.

Last updated 3 years ago

digital-historyhistoryspatial-data

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historydata - Datasets for Historians

These sample data sets are intended for historians learning R. They include population, institutional, religious, military, and prosopographical data suitable for mapping, quantitative analysis, and network analysis.

Last updated 3 months ago

6.16 score 83 stars 116 scripts 261 downloads

internetarchive - An API Client for the Internet Archive

Search the Internet Archive (<https://archive.org>), retrieve metadata, and download files.

Last updated 5 years ago

5.22 score 58 stars 19 scripts 62 downloads

USAboundariesData - Datasets for the 'USAboundaries' package

Contains datasets, including higher resolution boundary data, for use in the 'USAboundaries' package. These datasets come from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Newberry Library's 'Historical Atlas of U.S. County Boundaries', and Erik Steiner's 'United States Historical City Populations, 1790-2010'.

Last updated 3 years ago

4.00 score 9 stars 110 scripts