clean_covariates: Create covariate matrix from tidy metadata data frame.

In jgockley62/UW_RNASeq: Identify differentially expressed genes counts data

Description

This function takes a tidy format. Coerces vectors to correct type. Only include covariates that have 2 or more levels.

Usage

clean_covariates(md, factors, continuous)

Arguments

md	A data frame with sample identifiers in a column and relevant experimental covariates.
factors	A vector of factor variables.
continuous	A vector of continuous variables.

Value

A data frame with coerced variables.

Examples

data <- tibble::tribble(
 ~individualID, ~diagnosis, ~RIN,
 "ind5436", "control", 7.7,
 "ind234", "disease", 7.1
 )
clean_covariates(data, factors = c("individualID", "diagnosis"), continuous = c("RIN"))

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