drop_category {madshapR} | R Documentation |
Validate and coerce any object as a non-categorical variable.
Description
Converts a vector object to a non-categorical object, typically a column in a data frame. The categories come from valid values present in the object and are suppressed from an associated data dictionary (when present).
Usage
drop_category(x)
Arguments
x |
object to be coerced. |
Value
A R object.
Examples
{
library(dplyr)
###### Example 1: use madshapR_examples provided by the package
dataset <-
madshapR_examples$`dataset_example` %>%
mutate(prg_ever_cat = as_category(prg_ever)) %>%
mutate(prg_ever_no_cat = drop_category(prg_ever))
head(dataset[c("prg_ever_cat","prg_ever_no_cat")])
###### Example 2: any data frame can be a dataset
iris_no_cat <-
tibble(iris) %>% mutate(Species = drop_category(Species))
head(iris_no_cat)
}
[Package madshapR version 2.0.0 Index]