prep_data_for_model: Prepare data for analysis with a statistical model

In UMCSTaR/medicareAnalytics: Analytic Tools for Medicare Data Research Projects

Prepare data for analysis with a statistical model

Description

Prepare data for analysis with a statistical model

Usage

prep_data_for_model(
  data,
  standardize = c("age_at_admit", "AHRQ_score", "val_hosp_rn2bed_ratio",
    "val_hosp_mcday2inptday_ratio", "val_hosp_rn2inptday_ratio")
)

Arguments

data	The current data.
standardize	Character string of variables to standardize (mean 0, stddev 1)

Details

create binary variables for models, including ses, race, admission status. Standardized continuous variables for easy converging; rename variables that need to be used in models.

Value

A data frame worthy of applying a statistical model to.

UMCSTaR/medicareAnalytics documentation built on July 13, 2022, 11:33 p.m.