build_survey: A function to build LaTeX survey tool for RICH economic games...

In ctross/DieTryin: A package for running network-structured economic games

A function to build LaTeX survey tool for RICH economic games or related social network data collection

Description

This function allows you to speed up data collection and photo randomization. Simply set a path to the main folder. Set the number of panels, and the number of rows and cols per panel. Then run the function. This function relies on 'xtable' to create a survey tool, and compile to PDF using LaTeX. The user must have a LaTeX build on the system path.

Usage

build_survey(
  path,
  pattern = ".jpg",
  start = 1,
  stop = 3,
  n_panels = 4,
  n_rows = 5,
  n_cols = 8,
  seed = 1,
  ordered = NULL
)

Arguments

path	Full path to main folder.
pattern	File extension of photos. Should be ".jpg" or ".JPG".
start	Location of start of PID in file name. If files are saved as "XXX.jpg" for example, this is 1.
stop	Location of end of PID in file name. If files are saved as "XXX.jpg" for example, this is 3.
n_panels	Number of frames/panels/blocks of photos to be output. I use four big panels and randomize order at each game.
n_rows	Number of rows per panel. With 7cm x 10cm photos, I use five rows of photos per panel.
n_cols	Number of cols per panel. With 7cm x 10cm photos, I use six to eight cols of photos per panel.
seed	A seed for the random number generator to sort the order of photos in the array.
ordered	A list of IDs in explicit order. Can be used to overide random sorting.

Examples

## Not run: 
build_survey(path=path, pattern=".jpg", start=1, stop=3, 
             n_panels=2, n_rows=4, n_cols=5, seed=1, 
             ordered = sorted_ids)
                   
## End(Not run)

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