get_resp_data: Functions for developers

In dexter: Data Management and Analysis of Tests

Functions for developers

Description

These functions are meant for people who want to develop their own models based on the data management structure of dexter. The benefit is some extra speed and less memory usage compared to using 'get_responses' or 'get_testscores'. The return value of get_resp_data can be used as the 'dataSrc' argument in analysis functions.

Usage

get_resp_data(
  dataSrc,
  qtpredicate = NULL,
  extra_columns = NULL,
  summarised = FALSE,
  env = NULL,
  protect_x = TRUE,
  retain_person_id = TRUE,
  merge_within_persons = FALSE,
  parms_check = NULL,
  raw = FALSE
)

get_resp_matrix(dataSrc, qtpredicate = NULL, env = NULL)

Arguments

dataSrc	data.frame, integer matrix, dexter database or 'dx_resp_data' object
qtpredicate	quoted predicate
extra_columns	to be returned in addition to person_id, booklet_id, item_score, item_id
summarised	if TRUE, no item scores are returned, just booklet scores
env	environment for evaluation of qtpredicate, defaults to caller environment
protect_x	best set TRUE (default)
retain_person_id	whether to retain the original person_id levels or just use arbitrary integers
merge_within_persons	merge different booklets for the same person together
parms_check	data.frame of item_id, item_score to check for coverage of data
raw	if raw is TRUE, no sum scores, booklets, or design is provided and arguments, 'parms_check' and 'summarised' are ignored

Details

Regular users are advised not to use these functions as incorrect use can crash your R-session or lead to unexpected results.

Value

get_resp_data

returns a list with class 'dx_resp_data' with elements

x

when summarised is FALSE, a tibble(person_id, booklet_id, item_id, item_score, booklet_score [, extra_columns>]), sorted in such a way that all rows pertaining to the same person-booklet are together

when summarised is TRUE, a tibble(person_id, booklet_id, booklet_score [, extra_columns])

design

tibble(booklet_id, item_id), sorted

get_resp_matrix

returns a matrix of item scores as commonly used in other IRT packages, facilitating easy connection of your own package to the data management capabilities of dexter

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