create_init_csv: Creates the 'init.csv'

In undidR: Difference-in-Differences with Unpoolable Data

Creates the init.csv

Description

The create_init_csv() function generates a CSV file with information on each silo's start times, end times, and treatment times. If parameters are left empty, generates a blank CSV with only the headers.

Usage

create_init_csv(
  silo_names = character(),
  start_times = character(),
  end_times = character(),
  treatment_times = character(),
  covariates = character(),
  filename = "init.csv",
  filepath = tempdir()
)

Arguments

silo_names	A character vector of silo names.
start_times	A character vector of start times.
end_times	A character vector of end times.
treatment_times	A character vector of treatment times.
covariates	A character vector of covariates, or, FALSE (default).
filename	A character filename for the created initializing CSV file. Defaults to "init.csv".
filepath	Filepath to save the CSV file. Defaults to tempdir().

Details

Ensure dates are entered consistently in the same date format. Call undid_date_formats() to view valid date formats. Control silos should be marked as "control" in the treatment_times vector. If covariates is FALSE, no covariate column will be included in the CSV.

Value

A data frame containing the contents written to the CSV file. The CSV file is saved in the specified directory (or in a temporary directory by default) with the default filename init.csv.

Examples

create_init_csv(
  silo_names = c("73", "46", "54", "23", "86", "32",
                 "71", "58", "64", "59", "85", "57"),
  start_times = "1989",
  end_times = "2000",
  treatment_times = c(rep("control", 6),
                      "1991", "1993", "1996", "1997", "1997", "1998"),
  covariates = c("asian", "black", "male")
)
unlink(file.path(tempdir(), "init.csv"))

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