compile_data: Compile data and meta-data to wide format

In MikkoVihtakari/MarineDatabase: Export data to Norwegian Polar Institute's marine database

Description

Compiles data with meta-data using the standardized sample names. The compiled datasets can be readily exported as Excel sheets.

Usage

compile_data(dat, meta, na.rm = TRUE)

Arguments

dat	A MarineDatabase data object. A data file that has passed through one of the process data functions in the MarineDatabase package, such as process_cdom_data.
meta	A MetaData object.
na.rm	Logical indicating whether sample names that are missing from meta-data should be removed. Defaults TRUE.

Details

The sample_name column is used to merge data. Sample names in dat and meta have to match and be unique.

Value

Returns a data frame that contains all entries in dat that could be merged with meta.

Author(s)

Mikko Vihtakari

MikkoVihtakari/MarineDatabase documentation built on July 7, 2020, 2:16 a.m.