tm_tbl_summary: 'teal' module: GT Summary table

In teal.modules.general: General Modules for 'teal' Applications

teal module: GT Summary table

Description

Summary table from a given dataset, using gtsummary.

Usage

tm_tbl_summary(
  label = "Summary table",
  by = NULL,
  include = teal.picks::picks(teal.picks::datasets(), teal.picks::variables(selected =
    dplyr::everything(), multiple = TRUE)),
  dataname = NULL,
  ...,
  col_label = NULL,
  pre_output = NULL,
  post_output = NULL,
  transformators = list(),
  decorators = list()
)

Arguments

label	(character(1)) Label shown in the navigation item for the module or module group. For modules() defaults to "root". See Details.
by	(picks or dplyr::dplyr_tidy_select) When using picks object it should have teal.picks::variables() to identify a single column from the data.
include	(picks or dplyr::dplyr_tidy_select) When using picks object it should have teal.picks::variables() to identify one or more columns from the data.
dataname	(string or NULL) Name of the dataset to be used in the module if and only if picks is not used for other arguments.
...	Arguments passed on to gtsummary::tbl_summary statistic (formula-list-selector) Specifies summary statistics to display for each variable. The default is list(all_continuous() ~ "{median} ({p25}, {p75})", all_categorical() ~ "{n} ({p}%)"). See below for details. digits (formula-list-selector) Specifies how summary statistics are rounded. Values may be either integer(s) or function(s). If not specified, default formatting is assigned via assign_summary_digits(). See below for details. type (formula-list-selector) Specifies the summary type. Accepted value are c("continuous", "continuous2", "categorical", "dichotomous"). If not specified, default type is assigned via assign_summary_type(). See below for details. value (formula-list-selector) Specifies the level of a variable to display on a single row. The gtsummary type selectors, e.g. all_dichotomous(), cannot be used with this argument. Default is NULL. See below for details. missing,missing_text,missing_stat Arguments dictating how and if missing values are presented: missing: must be one of c("ifany", "no", "always"). missing_text: string indicating text shown on missing row. Default is "Unknown". missing_stat: statistic to show on missing row. Default is "{N_miss}". Possible values are N_miss, N_obs, N_nonmiss, p_miss, p_nonmiss. sort (formula-list-selector) Specifies sorting to perform for categorical variables. Values must be one of c("alphanumeric", "frequency"). Default is all_categorical(FALSE) ~ "alphanumeric".
col_label	Used to override default labels in summary table, e.g. list(age = "Age, years"). The default for each variable is the column label attribute, attr(., 'label'). If no label has been set, the column name is used.
pre_output	(shiny.tag) optional, text or UI element to be displayed before the module's output, providing context or a title. with text placed before the output to put the output into context. For example a title.
post_output	(shiny.tag) optional, text or UI element to be displayed after the module's output, adding context or further instructions. Elements like shiny::helpText() are useful.
transformators	(list of teal_transform_module) that will be applied to transform module's data input. To learn more check vignette("transform-input-data", package = "teal").
decorators	(named list of lists of teal_transform_module) optional, decorator for tables or plots included in the module output reported. The decorators are applied to the respective output objects.

Value

Object of class teal_module to be used in teal applications.

Decorating Module

This module generates the following objects, which can be modified in place using decorators:

• table (gtsummary - output of gtsummary::tbl_summary())

A Decorator is applied to the specific output using a named list of teal_transform_module objects. The name of this list corresponds to the name of the output to which the decorator is applied. See code snippet below:

tm_tbl_summary(
   ..., # arguments for module
   decorators = list(
     table = teal_transform_module(...) # applied to the `table` output
   )
)

For additional details and examples of decorators, refer to the vignette vignette("decorate-module-output", package = "teal.modules.general").

To learn more please refer to the vignette vignette("transform-module-output", package = "teal") or the teal::teal_transform_module() documentation.

statistic argument

The statistic argument specifies the statistics presented in the table. The input dictates the summary statistics presented in the table. For example, statistic = list(age ~ "{mean} ({sd})") would report the mean and standard deviation for age; statistic = list(all_continuous() ~ "{mean} ({sd})") would report the mean and standard deviation for all continuous variables.

The values are interpreted using glue::glue() syntax: a name that appears between curly brackets will be interpreted as a function name and the formatted result of that function will be placed in the table.

For categorical variables, the following statistics are available to display: {n} (frequency), {N} (denominator), {p} (percent).

For continuous variables, any univariate function may be used. The most commonly used functions are {median}, {mean}, {sd}, {min}, and {max}. Additionally, ⁠{p##}⁠ is available for percentiles, where ⁠##⁠ is an integer from 0 to 100. For example, p25: quantile(probs=0.25, type=2).

When the summary type is "continuous2", pass a vector of statistics. Each element of the vector will result in a separate row in the summary table.

For both categorical and continuous variables, statistics on the number of missing and non-missing observations and their proportions are available to display.

• {N_obs} total number of observations

• {N_miss} number of missing observations

• {N_nonmiss} number of non-missing observations

• {p_miss} percentage of observations missing

• {p_nonmiss} percentage of observations not missing

digits argument

The digits argument specifies the the number of digits (or formatting function) statistics are rounded to.

The values passed can either be a single integer, a vector of integers, a function, or a list of functions. If a single integer or function is passed, it is recycled to the length of the number of statistics presented. For example, if the statistic is "{mean} ({sd})", it is equivalent to pass 1, c(1, 1), label_style_number(digits=1), and list(label_style_number(digits=1), label_style_number(digits=1)).

Named lists are also accepted to change the default formatting for a single statistic, e.g. list(sd = label_style_number(digits=1)).

type and value arguments

There are four summary types. Use the type argument to change the default summary types.

• "continuous" summaries are shown on a single row. Most numeric variables default to summary type continuous.

• "continuous2" summaries are shown on 2 or more rows

• "categorical" multi-line summaries of nominal data. Character variables, factor variables, and numeric variables with fewer than 10 unique levels default to type categorical. To change a numeric variable to continuous that defaulted to categorical, use type = list(varname ~ "continuous")

• "dichotomous" categorical variables that are displayed on a single row, rather than one row per level of the variable. Variables coded as TRUE/FALSE, 0/1, or yes/no are assumed to be dichotomous, and the TRUE, 1, and yes rows are displayed. Otherwise, the value to display must be specified in the value argument, e.g. value = list(varname ~ "level to show")

Reporting

This module returns an object of class teal_module, that contains a server function. Since the server function returns a teal_report object, this makes this module reportable, which means that the reporting functionality will be turned on automatically by the teal framework.

For more information on reporting in teal, see the vignettes:

• vignette("reportable-shiny-application", package = "teal.reporter")

• vignette("adding-support-for-reporting-to-custom-modules", package = "teal")

Examples in Shinylive

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Examples

# General example
data <- teal_data()
data <- within(data, CO2 <- CO2)
app <- init(
  data = data,
  modules = modules(
    tm_tbl_summary(
      by = teal.picks::picks(
        datasets("CO2", "CO2"),
        variables(selected = "Plant")
      ),
      include = teal.picks::picks(
        datasets("CO2", "CO2"),
        variables(selected = c("Type", "Treatment"), multiple = TRUE)
      )
    )
  )
)
if (interactive()) {
  shinyApp(app$ui, app$server)
}

# CDISC data example
data <- within(teal.data::teal_data(), {
  ADSL <- teal.data::rADSL
  ADTTE <- teal.data::rADTTE
})
join_keys(data) <- default_cdisc_join_keys[names(data)]
app <- init(
  data = data,
  modules = modules(
    tm_tbl_summary(
      by = teal.picks::picks(
        datasets(c("ADSL", "ADTTE"), "ADTTE"),
        variables(c("SEX", "COUNTRY", "SITEID", "ACTARM", "CNSR", "PARAMCD"), "SEX")
      ),
      include = teal.picks::picks(
        datasets(c("ADSL", "ADTTE"), "ADSL"),
        variables(c("SITEID", "COUNTRY", "ACTARM", "SEX"), "SITEID", multiple = TRUE)
      )
    )
  )
)
if (interactive()) {
  shinyApp(app$ui, app$server)
}

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