create_dummy: Create a dummy variable from a date vector

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 a holiday. The day(s) before or after the holiday dates can also be recoded by using the pre and post arguments. For example, if you also want to recode the two days after your specified holiday dates, set post argument to 2.

Usage

create_dummy(dates, holiday_dates, pre = 0, post = 0)

Arguments

dates	date
holiday_dates	date
pre	non-negative int. To recode the x days after the holiday dates.
post	non-negative int. To recode the x days before the holiday dates.

Value

A dummy (binary vector)

Examples

dates <- seq_days(from = "2021-12-24", to = "2021-12-31")
create_dummy(dates, as.Date("2021-12-25"), post = 1)

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