composite: Create a Composite Factor

In EngleLab/englelab: EngleLab R Functions

Create a Composite Factor

Description

Create a composite factor from a list of variables. A composite factor can be formed using a mean, sum, factor analysis, or principal components.

Usage

composite(
  x,
  name = NULL,
  variables,
  type = "mean",
  standardize = TRUE,
  missing_allowed = NULL
)

Arguments

x	data frame
name	Name of the new composite variable
variables	c() of columns to average together to create the composite
type	What type of composite should be calculated? options are "mean", "sum", "fa" (factor analysis using psych::fa), or "pca" (principal component analysis using psych::pca). Default is "mean"
standardize	Logical. Do you want to calculate the composite based on standardize (z-score) variables? (Default = TRUE)
missing_allowed	Criteria for how many variables can having missing values and still calculate a composite

EngleLab/englelab documentation built on Sept. 9, 2024, 4:12 a.m.