format_dcpo: Format DCPO Data for Estimation Using DCPO Stan Files

In fsolt/DCPOtools: Tools for Dynamic Comparative Public Opinion

Format DCPO Data for Estimation Using DCPO Stan Files

Description

format_dcpo formats DCPO data output by dcpo_setup for use with the DCPO package's dcpo Stan files.

Usage

format_dcpo(dcpo_data, scale_q, scale_cp, delta = TRUE)

Arguments

dcpo_data	a data frame of survey responses generated by dcpo_setup
scale_q	a string indicating a survey question in dcpo_data to assign difficulty .5 at its cutpoint scale_cp
scale_cp	an integer indicating which cutpoint for scale_q should be assigned difficulty .5
delta	logical: should item difficulty be estimated to vary by question-country to account for potential lack of equivalence?

Value

a list of Stan data

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