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The source of the scripts can be downloaded from here: link to GitHub repository.
Hi all, we just finished the first meeting for which we were pretty much all (except ) unprepared. So we ended up going through some of 's code and discussing some logistics too.For next week we decided to stick with the same goals for this week to give us all some time to catch up and get a better discussion in, and push the problem set at the end of the chapter to the following week.Next week's meeting will be at the same time and same place (Thursday 11-12:30 in the Pine room or on Zoom).Comment if you have any questions or issues.
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IntroductionInteracting with databases through scripted languages can offer advantages over querying databases via a GUI interface. A GUI interface for your database is easier to use and allows the quick viewing of adhoc queries. Querying a database with a programmatic interface (in this case R, but it could be any language) are slightly more complicated. However the trade-off is that data manipulations are preserved in the code. Aggregations, summaries and other database operations are preserved. Therefore those pre-analysis data manipulation steps are not lost and can be reproduced later by yourself or others. DbWriteTable(myConn, 'species',species)dbListTables(myConn)dbGetQuery(myConn, 'SELECT.
from species limit 10')If you check the location of our database you’ll see that data is automatically being written to disk. Not only does R and RSQLite provide easy ways to query existing databases, it also allows you to easily create your own databases from flat files.If you check the location of your database you’ll see that data is automatically being written to disk. Not only does R and RSQLite provide easy ways to query existing databases, it also allows you to easily create your own databases from flat files. ChallengeAdd the remaining tables to the existing database. Open the new database using the Firefox SQLite manager to verify that the database was built successfully. Extra ChallengeRun some of your queries from earlier in the lesson to verify that you have faithfully recreated the mammals database.Don’t forget to close your database connection when you are done with it!