process_continuous: Process continuous variable

In summata: Publication-Ready Summary Tables and Forest Plots

Process continuous variable

Description

Calculates descriptive statistics for continuous numeric variables, with optional grouping and statistical testing. Supports multiple summary statistics (mean \pm SD, median [IQR], range) and various hypothesis tests.

Usage

process_continuous(
  data,
  var,
  var_label,
  group_var,
  stats,
  digits,
  na_include,
  na_label,
  test,
  test_type,
  total,
  total_label,
  p_per_stat = FALSE,
  marks = NULL,
  ...
)

Arguments

data	Data.table containing the variable.
var	Character string naming the variable to process.
var_label	Character string label for display.
group_var	Optional character string naming the grouping variable.
stats	Character vector of statistics to calculate.
digits	Integer number of decimal places.
na_include	Logical whether to include missing values.
na_label	Character string label for missing values.
test	Logical whether to perform statistical tests.
test_type	Character string specifying test type.
total	Logical or character controlling total column display.
total_label	Character string label for total column.
p_per_stat	Logical. If TRUE, calculate separate p-values for each statistic type (e.g., t-test for means, Wilcoxon for medians). If FALSE (default), calculate a single p-value based on the first statistic type.
...	Additional arguments passed to test functions.

Value

List with 'formatted' and 'raw' data.table components.

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