autoRecode: Auto recode a variable in a 'GADSdat'.

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Auto recode a variable in a GADSdat.

Description

Auto recode a variable in a GADSdat. A look up table is created containing the respective recode pairs. An existing look up table can be utilized via template. This function somewhat mirrors the functionality provided by the SPSS function autorecode.

Usage

autoRecode(
  GADSdat,
  var,
  var_suffix = "",
  label_suffix = "",
  csv_path = NULL,
  template = NULL
)

Arguments

GADSdat	A GADSdat object.
var	Character string of the variable name which should be recoded.
var_suffix	Variable suffix for the newly created GADSdat. If an empty character, the existing variables are overwritten.
label_suffix	Suffix added to variable label for the newly created variable in the GADSdat.
csv_path	Path for the .csv file for the look up table.
template	Existing look up table.

Details

If an existing template is used and a look up table is saved as a .csv file, the resulting look up table will contain the existing recodes plus additional recode pairs required for the data.

Value

Returns a GADSdat object.

Examples

gads <- import_DF(data.frame(v1 = letters))

# auto recode without saving look up table
gads2 <- autoRecode(gads, var = "v1", var_suffix = "_num")

# auto recode with saving look up table
f <- tempfile(fileext = ".csv")
gads2 <- autoRecode(gads, var = "v1", var_suffix = "_num", csv_path = f)

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