HSPELL_to_STS: Data conversion from Horizontal Spell to STS.

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Data conversion from Horizontal Spell to STS.

Description

Convert data from Horizontal Spell to STS.

Usage

HSPELL_to_STS(seqdata, begin, end, status = NULL,
    fixed.status = NULL, pvar = NULL, overwrite = TRUE,
    fillblanks = NULL, tmin = NULL, tmax = NULL, id = NULL,
    endObs = NULL)

Arguments

seqdata	a data frame or matrix containing sequence data.
begin	Vector containing the columns (name or number) with the beginning position of each spell.
end	Vector containing the columns (name or number) with the end position of each spell.
status	Vector containing the columns (name or number) with the status of each spell.
fixed.status	Default status (for period not covered by any spell.)
pvar	names or numbers of the column containing the 'birth' time.
overwrite	Should the most recent episode overwrite the older one when they overlap? If FALSE, the most recent episode starts from the end of the previous one.
fillblanks	If not NULL, character used for filling gaps between episodes.
tmin	If sequences are to be defined on a calendar time axis, it defines the starting time of the axis. If set as NULL, the start time is set as the minimum of the 'begin' column in the data.
tmax	If year sequences are wanted, defines the ending year of the sequences. If set to NULL, it is guessed from the data (not so accurately!).
id	column containing the identification numbers for the sequences.
endObs	An optional end of observation date. Usefull for retrospective survey.

Details

Hortizontal spell data format has the following caracteristics: - One row per individual - Each spell is specified with three consecutive variables: a begin date, an end date, and the status. - For unused spells, begin and end values should be set as NA.

Value

A data.frame with the sequence in STS format.

Note

This function is a pre-release and further testing is still needed, please report any problems.

Author(s)

Matthias Studer

See Also

See Also seqformat.

Examples

hspell <- data.frame(begin1=rep(1, 5), end1=c(2:5, NA), status1=1:5,
                     begin2=c(3:6, NA), end2=rep(NA, 5), status2=5:1)
sts <- HSPELL_to_STS(hspell, begin=c("begin1", "begin2"), end=c("end1", "end2"),
                     status=c("status1", "status2"))

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