ordered_var: Ordered Categorical Variable

In variables: Variable Descriptions

Description

Formal description of an ordered categorical variable

Usage

ordered_var(name, desc = NULL, levels, sparse = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

name	character, the name of the variable
desc	character, a description of what is measured
levels	character, the ordered levels of the factor
sparse	logical, set-up a sparse model matrix
...	ignored

Details

A conceptual description of a (yet) unobserved ordered categorical variable.

Value

An object of class ordered\_var inheriting from var with corresponding methods.

Examples

  ordered_var("temp", "temperature", c("cold", "lukewarm", "warm", "hot"))

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