stringAsNumeric: Transform string to numeric.
Description
Transform a string variable within a GADSdat or all_GADSdat object to a numeric variable.
Usage
stringAsNumeric(GADSdat, varName)
Value
Returns the GADSdat object with with the changed variable.
Arguments
- GADSdat
GADSdat object imported via eatGADS.
- varName
Character string of a variable name.
Details
Applied to a GADSdat or all_GADSdat object, this function uses asNumericIfPossible to
change the variable class and changes the format column in the meta data.