wbdataset

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The goal of wbdataset is to create tidy datasets from Wikidata or a Wikibase instance. The wbdataset package is an extension of the dataset, which in turn is an R package that helps to exchange, publish and combine datasets more easily by improving their semantics. The wbdataset extends the usability of dataset by connecting the Wikibase API with the R statistical environment.

Installation

You can install the development version of wbdataset from GitHub with:

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("antaldaniel/dataset")
devtools::install_github("dataobservatory-eu/wbdataset")

library(wbdataset)

Example

This is a basic example which shows you how to solve a common problem:

library(wbdataset)
small_countries_dataset <- get_wikidata_item(
  qid = c("Q228", "Q347"),
  language = c("en", "nl"),
  data_curator = person("Jane Doe"),
  title = "Small Countries"
)
#> Downloaded Q228
#> Downloaded Q347

small_countries_dataset
#> Jane Doe (????). "Small Countries."
#>   rowid      qid_on_wikidata label         description                  language
#>   <hvn_lbl_> <hvn_lbl_>      <hvn_lbl_>    <hvn_lbl_>                   <hvn_lb>
#> 1 eg:1       Q228            Andorra       sovereign microstate betwee… en      
#> 2 eg:2       Q228            Andorra       land in Europa               nl      
#> 3 eg:3       Q347            Liechtenstein country in Central Europe    en      
#> 4 eg:4       Q347            Liechtenstein land in Europa               nl

The wbdataset package has three tutorial articles:

• Importing from Wikidata or Wikibase shows you how to import data from Wikidata.
• Authenticated MediaWiki API Access shows how you log in to a Wikibase instance. If you use wbdataset to retrieve information only from Wikidata, you do not need this.
• [Getting Started To Create a Graph on Wikibase]((https://wbdataset.dataobservatory.eu/articles/start.html) shows how to add data to a Wikibase graph database.