instructions for reproducing the data-set of a manuscript

Raw data

publication date: August 2016

documentation: rand.org/labor/aging/dataprod/hrs-data.html

log-in: https://ssl.isr.umich.edu/hrs/start.php

location: https://ssl.isr.umich.edu/hrs/files2.php?versid=34

.zip file: randpstata.zip

Software

language: R

version: 3.4.3

packages:

tidyverse packages: dplyr, haven, purrr, tidyr

other packages: rprojroot, zhaoy

Reproducibility

1 Download this repository.

2 Download the raw data. From inside the raw data .zip file, copy-paste or cut-paste rndhrs_p.dta to the root directory of this repository.

3 In this repository, run makefile.R to build the manuscript data-set. After makefile.R runs, the manuscript data-set (hrs.feather) should appear in the root directory.

To run an individual R file that is in this repository, use the file browser / manager / system of the computer instead of the "File" menu in R or RStudio. Suggested methods:

• Select the file, right-click, hover over "Open With", and left-click on R or RStudio.

• Select the file, right-click, and left-click on "Open".

• Double-click on the file.