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An important step in doing data science is collecting data. The goal of this session will be to teach participants how to get data from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface public application programming interfaces] ("APIs") common to many social media and online communities. Although we will use the APIs provided by Wikipedia, Twitter, and Socrata in the session, the principles and techniques are common to many other online communities. <!-- An outline for the lecture can be found [[Community_Data_Science_Workshops_(Spring_2015)/Day_2_Lecture|here]], and some info about the projects can be found [[Community_Data_Science_Workshops_(Spring_2015)/Day_2_Projects|here]]. --> | An important step in doing data science is collecting data. The goal of this session will be to teach participants how to get data from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface public application programming interfaces] ("APIs") common to many social media and online communities. Although we will use the APIs provided by Wikipedia, Twitter, and Socrata in the session, the principles and techniques are common to many other online communities. <!-- An outline for the lecture can be found [[Community_Data_Science_Workshops_(Spring_2015)/Day_2_Lecture|here]], and some info about the projects can be found [[Community_Data_Science_Workshops_(Spring_2015)/Day_2_Projects|here]]. --> | ||
'''Important Note:''' If you plan to attend the Twitter afternoon session, you need to complete the [[Twitter authentication setup]] ''before'' the afternoon setup on Saturday. | '''Important Note:''' If you plan to attend the Twitter afternoon session, you need to complete the [[Twitter authentication setup]] ''before'' the afternoon setup on Saturday. |