rawDataNotes.md

business

{
    'type': 'business',
    'business_id': (encrypted business id),
    'name': (business name),
    'neighborhoods': [(hood names)],
    'full_address': (localized address),
    'city': (city),
    'state': (state),
    'latitude': latitude,
    'longitude': longitude,
    'stars': (star rating, rounded to half-stars),
    'review_count': review count,
    'categories': [(localized category names)]
    'open': True / False (corresponds to closed, not business hours),
    'hours': {
        (day_of_week): {
            'open': (HH:MM),
            'close': (HH:MM)
        },
        ...
    },
    'attributes': {
        (attribute_name): (attribute_value),
        ...
    },
}

review

{
    'type': 'review',
    'business_id': (encrypted business id),
    'user_id': (encrypted user id),
    'stars': (star rating, rounded to half-stars),
    'text': (review text),
    'date': (date, formatted like '2012-03-14'),
    'votes': {(vote type): (count)},
}

user

{
    'type': 'user',
    'user_id': (encrypted user id),
    'name': (first name),
    'review_count': (review count),
    'average_stars': (floating point average, like 4.31),
    'votes': {(vote type): (count)},
    'friends': [(friend user_ids)],
    'elite': [(years_elite)],
    'yelping_since': (date, formatted like '2012-03'),
    'compliments': {
        (compliment_type): (num_compliments_of_this_type),
        ...
    },
    'fans': (num_fans),
}

check-in

{
    'type': 'checkin',
    'business_id': (encrypted business id),
    'checkin_info': {
        '0-0': (number of checkins from 00:00 to 01:00 on all Sundays),
        '1-0': (number of checkins from 01:00 to 02:00 on all Sundays),
        ...
        '14-4': (number of checkins from 14:00 to 15:00 on all Thursdays),
        ...
        '23-6': (number of checkins from 23:00 to 00:00 on all Saturdays)
    }, # if there was no checkin for a hour-day block it will not be in the dict
}

tip

{
    'type': 'tip',
    'text': (tip text),
    'business_id': (encrypted business id),
    'user_id': (encrypted user id),
    'date': (date, formatted like '2012-03-14'),
    'likes': (count),
}

photos

[
    {
        "photo_id": (encrypted photo id),
        "business_id" : (encrypted business id),
        "caption" : (the photo caption, if any),
        "label" : (the category the photo belongs to, if any)
    },
    {...}
]