make_Dummy: Create Dummy Variables

In cmpp: Direct Parametric Inference for the Cumulative Incidence Function in Competing Risks

Create Dummy Variables

Description

This function creates dummy variables for specified features in a dataset.

Usage

make_Dummy(Data = dat, features = c("sex", "cause_burn"), reff = "first")

Arguments

Data	A data frame containing the data.
features	A character vector of feature names for which dummy variables are to be created.
reff	A character string indicating the reference level. It can be either "first" or "last".

Value

A list containing two elements:

New_Data	A data frame with the original data and the newly created dummy variables.
Original_Data	The original data frame.

Examples

dat <- data.frame(sex = c('M', 'F', 'M'), cause_burn = c('A', 'B', 'A'))
result <- make_Dummy(Data = dat, features = c('sex', 'cause_burn'), reff = "first")
print(result$New_Data)

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