add_APC_by_match: Add 1-indexed age, period and cohort indices via match()

In MAPCtools: Multivariate Age-Period-Cohort (MAPC) Modeling for Health Data

Add 1-indexed age, period and cohort indices via match()

Description

Add 1-indexed age, period and cohort indices via match()

Usage

add_APC_by_match(df, age_name, period_name, age_order, period_order, M = 1)

Arguments

df	Data frame
age_name	Name of the age (or age-group) column (string).
period_name	Name of the period (e.g. year) column (string).
age_order	Character vector giving the desired ordering of age levels
period_order	Vector (numeric or character) giving the desired ordering of periods
M	Grid factor, defined as the ratio of age interval width to period interval width.

Value

         Data frame with new columns: age_index, period_index, cohort_index

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