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Synth (version 1.1-8)

spec.pred.func: Special Predictor Function for Dataprep

Description

This function is called by dataprep to handle special predictors in the process of setting up the dataset to be loaded into synth. It should not be called manually by the normal user.

Usage

spec.pred.func(list.object = NULL,
          tr.numb = NULL,
          co.numb = NULL,
          unit.var = NULL,
          time.var = NULL,
          foo.object = NULL,
          X0.inner = NULL,
          X1.inner = NULL)

Value

NA

Arguments

list.object

NA

tr.numb

NA

co.numb

NA

unit.var

NA

time.var

NA

foo.object

NA

X0.inner

NA

X1.inner

NA

Author

Jens Hainmueller and Alexis Diamond

Details

NA

References

Abadie, A., Diamond, A., Hainmueller, J. (2014). Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method. American Journal of Political Science Forthcoming 2014.

Synthetic : An R Package for Synthetic Control Methods in Comparative Case Studies. Journal of Statistical Software 42 (13) 1--17.

Abadie, A., Diamond, A., Hainmueller, J. (2011). Synth: An R Package for Synthetic Control Methods in Comparative Case Studies. Journal of Statistical Software 42 (13) 1--17.

Abadie A, Diamond A, Hainmueller J (2010). Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California's Tobacco Control Program. Journal of the American Statistical Association 105 (490) 493--505.

Abadie, A. and Gardeazabal, J. (2003) Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case Study of the Basque Country American Economic Review 93 (1) 113--132.

See Also

synth, dataprep, gaps.plot, path.plot, synth.tab