make_scale_total: Compute Scale Total Score
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make_scale_total R Documentation
Compute Scale Total Score
Description
Computes the total score for a psychometric scale by summing specified
numeric variables. The resulting total score is appended as a new column
to the input data frame. Missing values are handled using 'na.rm = TRUE'.
Usage
make_scale_total(data, vars, new_var)
Arguments
data
A data frame.
vars
A character vector of column names to be summed.
new_var
A single character string specifying the name of the
new total score column.
Value
The input data frame with one additional numeric column.
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Compute Scale Total Score
Description
Computes the total score for a psychometric scale by summing specified numeric variables. The resulting total score is appended as a new column to the input data frame. Missing values are handled using 'na.rm = TRUE'.
Usage
make_scale_total(data, vars, new_var)
Arguments
data |
A data frame. |
vars |
A character vector of column names to be summed. |
new_var |
A single character string specifying the name of the new total score column. |
Value
The input data frame with one additional numeric column.
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