getChangeMeta: Extract table for Meta Data Changes.

In eatGADS: Data Management of Large Hierarchical Data

Extract table for Meta Data Changes.

Description

Function to obtain a data frame from a GADSdat object for for changes to meta data on variable or on value level.

Usage

getChangeMeta(GADSdat, level = "variable")

Arguments

GADSdat	GADSdat object imported via eatGADS.
level	'variable' or 'value'.

Details

Changes on variable level include variable names (varName), variable labels (varLabel), SPSS format ((format)) and display width (display_width). Changes on value level include values (value), value labels (valLabel) and missing codes (missings).

Value

Returns the meta data sheet for all variables including the corresponding change columns.

Examples

# For changes on variable level
varChangeTable <- getChangeMeta(pisa, level = "variable")

# For changes on value level
valChangeTable <- getChangeMeta(pisa, level = "value")

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