NYC Squirrel Census

Data was acquired from NCY Open Data

This project generates a report analyzing the distribution of squirrels in NYC Central Park. Several distinctive features including fur color, tail behavior, and eating location are highlighted in this analysis.

Instructions

Clone this repository and follow the steps below to generate the report.

1. Build the docker image. This step may take several minutes.

cd nyc_squirrels
docker build . -t squirrel

2. Launch the docker image

bash docker_launch.sh

3. Launch RStudio

• In a web browser, enter http://localhost:8787/ into the address bar
• Login to RStudio with the information
  • Username: rstudio
  • Password: acorn

4. Make the report

• In the terminal tab, run the following to generate the report.html file:

cd work
export PATH="/usr/local/mambaforge/lib/R/bin:$PATH"
make init
make