The Uber practice dataset has 29,101 observations across 13 variables with information related to:
Uber pickups in New York for a period of 6 months
Weather data
Location Id to Borough Mapping
Public holidays of New York
The objective of this practice problem is to explore the attached dataset in R and generate insights
about it. On a high level, you should explore what affects the demand of Uber taxis in New York. Your
exploration report can look into the following aspects:
Summary statistics and structure of the dataset
Univariate analysis, bivariate analysis etc. and their graphical analysis.
Final Insights from the dataset
Data Dictionary:
pickup_dt: Time period of the observations.
borough: NYC's borough.
pickups: Number of pickups for the period.
spd: Wind speed in miles/hour.
vsb: Visibility in Miles to nearest tenth.
temp: temperature in Fahrenheit.
dewp: Dew point in Fahrenheit.
slp: Sea level pressure.
pcp01: 1-hour liquid precipitation.
pcp06: 6-hour liquid precipitation.
pcp24: 24-hour liquid precipitation.
sd: Snow depth in inches.
hday: Being a holiday (Y) or not (N).