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Importing & exporting bulk data

This article is your quick-start guide to the core import/export functions in bulkreadr. You’ll learn how to bring in data from multi-sheet Excel workbooks (read_excel_workbook(), read_excel_files_from_dir()), Google Sheets (read_gsheets()), and directories of CSV files (read_csv_files_from_dir()). Then, you’ll see how to automate exporting every sheet of an Excel file to individual CSVs with write_excel_sheets_to_csv().

Introduction to labelled data

The R ecosystem, through packages like foreign and haven, facilitates the importation of labelled data from software like SPSS and Stata, ensuring a smooth transition into R. This vignette introduces you to other functions in bulkreadr, such as read_spss_data(), which extends this functionality by leveraging haven to streamline the process further.

Other functions in bulkreadr

The bulkreadr package includes specialized functions beyond bulk data reading, aimed at enhancing data analysis efficiency. These functions are designed to operate on individual vectors, except for inspect_na() and fill_missing_values(), which work on data frames.