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snip_lowest: A fn for info_snippet(): get the lowest value from a column

Description

The snip_lowest() function can be used as an info_snippet() function (i.e., provided to fn) to get the lowest numerical, time value, or alphabetical value from a column in the target table.

Usage

snip_lowest(column)

Arguments

column

The name of the column that contains the target values.

Value

A formula needed for info_snippet()'s fn argument.

Function ID

3-7

See Also

Other Information Functions: info_columns(), info_section(), info_snippet(), info_tabular(), snip_highest(), snip_list(), snip_stats()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# Generate an informant object, add
# a snippet with `info_snippet()`
# and `snip_lowest()` (giving us a
# method to get the lowest value in
# column `a`); define a location for
# the snippet result in `{ }` and
# then `incorporate()` the snippet
# into the info text
informant <- 
  create_informant(
    read_fn = ~ small_table,
    tbl_name = "small_table",
    label = "An example."
  ) %>% 
  info_columns(
    columns = "a",
    `Lowest Value` = "Lowest value is {lowest_a}."
  ) %>%
  info_snippet(
    snippet_name = "lowest_a",
    fn = snip_lowest(column = "a")
  ) %>%
  incorporate()

# We can print the `informant` object
# to see the information report

# }