make_demographic_table_to_output: Create and Export Demographic Summary Table

In scaledescr: Descriptive, Reliability, and Inferential Tables for Psychometric Scales and Demographic Data

Create and Export Demographic Summary Table

Description

Generates a demographic summary table using 'make_demographic_table()' and exports the resulting table to Word, Excel, or CSV format.

This is a convenience wrapper that combines analysis and output in a single step for users who want immediate file export.

Usage

make_demographic_table_to_output(
  data,
  vars,
  continuous_vars = NULL,
  file_name = "demographic_table",
  format = c("word", "excel", "csv"),
  path = NULL
)

Arguments

data	A data frame containing the dataset.
vars	Character vector of variable names to include in the demographic summary.
continuous_vars	Optional character vector specifying which variables should be treated as continuous. If 'NULL', numeric variables are automatically detected.
file_name	Name of the output file WITHOUT extension (e.g., "demographics").
format	Output format. Must be one of: '"word"' - exports to a Word document (.docx) '"excel"' - exports to an Excel file (.xlsx) '"csv"' - exports to a CSV file (.csv)
path	Optional character string specifying the directory where the file should be saved. If 'NULL' (default), the file is written to a temporary directory. Provide a full directory path or use getwd() during the function call.

Details

The demographic table includes:

• Categorical variables reported as n (

• Continuous variables reported as Mean (SD)

Word export uses 'flextable' and 'officer' for formatting. Excel export uses 'openxlsx'. CSV export uses base R 'write.csv()'.

Value

Invisibly returns the full file path to the generated output file.

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