dataquieR (version 2.1.0)

prep_study2meta: Guess a metadata data frame from study data.

Description

Guess a minimum metadata data frame from study data. Minimum required variable attributes are:

Usage

prep_study2meta(
  study_data,
  level = c(VARATT_REQUIRE_LEVELS$REQUIRED, VARATT_REQUIRE_LEVELS$RECOMMENDED),
  cumulative = TRUE,
  convert_factors = FALSE
)

Value

a meta_data data frame or a list with study data and metadata, if convert_factors == TRUE.

Arguments

study_data

data.frame the data frame that contains the measurements

level

enum levels to provide (see also VARATT_REQUIRE_LEVELS)

cumulative

logical include attributes of all levels up to level

convert_factors

logical convert factor columns to coded integers. if selected, then also the study data will be updated and returned.

Details

dataquieR:::util_get_var_att_names_of_level(VARATT_REQUIRE_LEVELS$REQUIRED)
#>            VAR_NAMES            DATA_TYPE   MISSING_LIST_TABLE 
#>          "VAR_NAMES"          "DATA_TYPE" "MISSING_LIST_TABLE"

The function also tries to detect missing codes.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
dataquieR::prep_study2meta(Orange, convert_factors = FALSE)
}