check_genderdata_package

<p>If the genderdata package is not installed, install it from GitHub using
devtools. If it is not up to date, reinstall it.</p>

Infers state-recorded gender categories from first names and dates of birth using historical
datasets. By using these datasets instead of lists of male and female names,
this package is able to more accurately infer the gender of a name, and it
is able to report the probability that a name was male or female. GUIDELINES:
This method must be used cautiously and responsibly. Please be sure to see the
guidelines and warnings about usage in the 'README' or the package documentation.
See Blevins and Mullen (2015) <http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/9/3/000223/000223.html>.

Lincoln Mullen

gender

Predict Gender from Names Using Historical Data

check_genderdata_package: Check whether to install data for gender function and install if necessary

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