sms (version 2.3.1)

selection_for_area: selection_for_area

Description

Make a single selection of individual records for a census area.

Usage

selection_for_area(inpanel, area_census, inlexicon)

Arguments

inpanel

The panel dataset

area_census

A census area

inlexicon

A data lexicon showing the variable associations.

Value

list A list of results (#areaid, #selection, #error)

Details

Select a number of individual records from panel dataset, to represent a census description of an area.

Examples

library(sms)
data(survey) #load the data
data(census)
in.lexicon=createLexicon() # Create a data lexicon for holding the associated column names.
in.lexicon=addDataAssociation(in.lexicon, c("he","he"))
in.lexicon=addDataAssociation(in.lexicon, c("females","female"))

# Select the first area from the census table
this_area=as.data.frame(census[1,]) 

#make a representation for this area.
sel=selection_for_area(survey, this_area, in.lexicon) 

print(sel) #print the representation