Be patient, be friendly, and focus on ideas. We are all here to learn and improve!
If you are new to GitHub, follow 3 simple steps to collaborate on the project:
- In the top-right corner of this page, click Fork to copy the repository
- Make changes to your fork:
- download GitHub Desktop
- clone your own fork to create a local copy on your computer
- work on the local copy on your computer and save changes by creating a commit
- Once you are ready to propose your changes to the public, create a pull request
- Find data sources for real-time data such as number of cases, deaths, tests, hospitalized and other fast-changing variables. See the data coverage table to avoid working on something that is already available.
- Write R functions to extend the package with new data sources. Get started here.
- Write R functions to extend the package with new countries. Get started here.
- Find data sources for historical data such as demographics, population density, age, air quality and other slow-changing variables. See the data coverage table to avoid working on something that is already available.
- Improve the csv files available here by (programmatically or manually) filling-in the missing values or extending the files with additional variables.
- Clearly state where the data come from (data source + year) in your pull request.