april_fools_day: Create dummies for April Fools' Day (In dutch: '1 April')

In Glender/DutchDayDummies: R-package to create regression dummies for dutch holidays

Description

Create a dummy variable that takes the value 0 or 1 to indicate the abscence or presence of April Fools' Day. The day(s) before or after April Fools' Day can also be recoded by using the pre and post arguments. For example, if you also want to recode the days after April Fools' Day, set post argument to 1.

Usage

april_fools_day(dates, pre = 0, post = 0)

Arguments

dates	A vector with dates in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
pre	non-negative integer. To encode the days before the holiday dates.
post	non-negative integer. To encode the days after the holiday dates.

Value

A dummy (binary vector).

Examples

dates <- seq_days("2021-3-31", "2021-4-6")
tibble::tibble(
dates,
frst_april=april_fools_day(dates)
)

Glender/DutchDayDummies documentation built on Feb. 24, 2022, 7:15 a.m.