var_to_keep: Decide which variable to keep

In scimo: Extra Recipes Steps for Dealing with Omics Data

Decide which variable to keep

Description

Decide which variable to keep

Usage

var_to_keep(
  values,
  n_kept = NULL,
  prop_kept = NULL,
  cutoff = NULL,
  maximize = TRUE
)

Arguments

values	A numeric vector, with one value per variable to keep or discard.
n_kept	Number of variables to keep.
prop_kept	A numeric value between 0 and 1 representing the proportion of variables to keep. n_kept and prop_kept are mutually exclusive.
cutoff	Threshold beyond which (below or above) the variables are discarded.
maximize	Whether to minimize (FALSE) or maximize (TRUE, the default) the quantity given by values.

Value

A logical vector indicating if variables are kept or discarded.

Author(s)

Antoine Bichat

Examples

scimo:::var_to_keep(1:5, n_kept = 3, maximize = TRUE)
scimo:::var_to_keep(1:10, cutoff = 8, maximize = FALSE)

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