DictionaryStata: A Stata Data Dictionary Function

In ajhmohr/datadictionary: Create TXT Data Dictionary from R Data Attributes

Description

This function creates a .txt data dictionary from a Stata .dta read into R using the foreign package. It writes the variable labels and value labels stored as attributes within the R data object to an external file.

Usage

DictionaryStata(x, file = "DataDictionary.txt")

Arguments

x	A dataframe read in using the "read.dta()" command from the foreign package.
file	The file name and location to which the data dictionary should be written. Defaults to "DataDictionary.txt" in the current working directory.

Examples

DictionaryStata()

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