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DataSets[Quandl][Reference]

  

GetIdentifier

  

obtain identifier from reference

  

GetFromDate

  

obtain start date from reference

  

GetToDate

  

obtain end date from reference

  

GetName

  

obtain descriptive name from reference

  

GetDescription

  

obtain full text description from reference

  

GetFrequency

  

obtain data frequency from reference

  

GetHeaders

  

obtain column headers from reference

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

GetIdentifier

GetFromDate, GetToDate

GetName

GetDescription

GetFrequency

GetHeaders

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

GetIdentifier(ref);

GetFromDate(ref);

GetToDate(ref);

GetName(ref);

GetDescription(ref);

GetFrequency(ref);

GetHeaders(ref);

Parameters

ref

-

Quandl reference object

GetIdentifier

• 

returns the identifier by which the data set can be found, as assigned by Quandl, as a string. It consists of an alphanumeric code for the data source where Quandl gets the data, followed by a forward slash, and then another alphanumeric code.

GetFromDate, GetToDate

• 

return date strings that represent the starting or ending date for the data that the object represents. They are accepted by StringTools[ParseTime] when used with the format "%Y-%m-%d". For example, "2015-02-18".

GetName

• 

returns a human-readable name for the data set, as a string. This is normally half a line long.

GetDescription

• 

returns a longer human-readable description for the data set, as a string. This is typically one or a few paragraphs long.

GetFrequency

• 

returns one of the names daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual. It gives the frequency of the data that the object represents. Not all data points for the given frequency between the starting and ending date are necessarily present.

GetHeaders

• 

returns a list of the column names, as strings.

Examples

withDataSets:

refReferenceQuandl,FRED/CANPOPL

refData setPopulation in Canada (DISCONTINUED)Quandl FRED/CANPOPLup to 52 rows (annual), 1 column1960-01-01 - 2011-01-01

(1)

GetIdentifierref

FRED/CANPOPL

(2)

GetFromDateref..GetToDateref

1960-01-01..2011-01-01

(3)

GetNameref

Population in Canada (DISCONTINUED)

(4)

GetDescriptionref

Millions of Persons Not Seasonally Adjusted, For more information, see http://www.bls.gov/fls/intl_gdp_capita_gdp_hour.htm#technicalnotes.

(5)

GetFrequencyref

annual

(6)

GetHeadersref

VALUE

(7)

Compatibility

• 

The DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetIdentifier], DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetFromDate], DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetToDate], DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetName], DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetDescription], DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetFrequency] and DataSets[Quandl][Reference][GetHeaders] commands were introduced in Maple 2015.

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For more information on Maple 2015 changes, see Updates in Maple 2015.

See Also

DataSets