add_index: Add index

In tidycomm: Data Modification and Analysis for Communication Research

Description

Add a rowwise mean or sum index of specific variables to the dataset.

Usage

add_index(data, name, ..., type = "mean", na.rm = TRUE, cast.numeric = FALSE)

Arguments

data	a tibble
name	Name of the index column to compute.
...	Variables used for the index.
type	Type of index to compute. Either "mean" (default) or "sum".
na.rm	a logical value indicating whether NA values should be stripped before the computation proceeds. Defaults to TRUE.
cast.numeric	a logical value indicating whether all variables selected for index computation should be converted to numeric. Useful if computing indices from factor variables. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

a tibble

See Also

get_reliability() to compute reliability estimates of added index variables.

Examples

WoJ %>% add_index(ethical_flexibility, ethics_1, ethics_2, ethics_3, ethics_4)
WoJ %>% add_index(ethical_flexibility, ethics_1, ethics_2, ethics_3, ethics_4, type = "sum")

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