simstudy (version 0.7.0)

delColumns: Delete columns from existing data set

Description

Delete columns from existing data set

Usage

delColumns(dtOld, vars)

Value

An updated data.table without vars.

Arguments

dtOld

Name of data table that is to be updated.

vars

Vector of column names (as strings).

Examples

# New data set

def <- defData(varname = "x", dist = "noZeroPoisson", formula = 7, id = "idnum")
def <- defData(def, varname = "xUni", dist = "uniformInt", formula = "x-3;x+3")

dt <- genData(10, def)
dt

# Delete column

dt <- delColumns(dt, "x")
dt