structure.panel: structure.panel

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structure.panel

Description

Sorts the panel data by subject identifier (id) and the beginning of each observation period (time), ensuring the data is organized sequentially for each subject. This is a crucial step in preparing panel data for time-series or longitudinal analysis, where the order of records affects the analysis outcome.

Usage

structure.panel(dat, id.name = "id", t1.name = "t1")

Arguments

dat	A data frame structured as panel data.
id.name	The character name of the identifying variable within dat, used to track subjects across multiple rows of data.
t1.name	The character name of the time variable within dat representing the start (left endpoint) of observation intervals.

Value

Returns the input data frame sorted by the specified id.name and t1.name, ensuring that the data for each subject is in chronological order based on the start time of each observation period. This structured panel data is essential for any subsequent analyses that depend on the temporal sequence of observations, such as time-to-event analysis, longitudinal modeling, or any study of changes over time within subjects.

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