labelr (version 0.1.9)

make_likert_data: Construct a Fake Likert Survey Response Data Frame

Description

make_likert_data generates a data.frame with select (entirely fictional) numerically coded responses of fictional people to fictional survey items to demonstrate and explore labelr functionalities.

Usage

make_likert_data(n = 1000, scale = 1:7, rownames = TRUE)

Value

a data.frame.

Arguments

n

number of observations (rows) of hypothetical data set to create.

scale

the sequence of distinct integer values describing the raw / naive numerical codings of Likert-type survey items.

rownames

create memorable but arbitrary rownames for inspection (if TRUE).

Details

Data is entirely fictional and strictly for purposes of demonstrating labelr.

Examples

# add_val_labs() "vars" arg will do partial matching if partial = TRUE
# in this case, we catch all vars with "x" in their name
set.seed(272)
dflik <- make_likert_data(scale = 1:7)
vals2label <- 1:7
labs2use <- c(
  "VSD",
  "SD",
  "D",
  "N",
  "A",
  "SA",
  "VSA"
)

dflik <- add_val_labs(
  data = dflik, vars = c("x", "y3"), # note the vars args
  vals = vals2label,
  labs = labs2use,
  partial = TRUE
)

# note, all "x" vars get the labs, as does "y3"
# see vars = args above
lik1 <- use_val_labs(dflik)
head(lik1)