make_numeric: Convert Dichotomous Factors to Numeric Variable

In markhwhiteii/processr: R Implementation of the PROCESS Macro

Description

The functions in the 'processr' package that a dichotomous variable be turned into a numeric variable. This function takes a dichotomous variable and makes it a vector of 0s and 1s, where the reference value is coded zero. It returns a data frame with this new variable added onto it.

Usage

make_numeric(var, ref, newvar, data)

Arguments

var	The name of the dichotomous factor variable to be converted, as a character string.
ref	The value of the factor that you consider the reference category, as a character string; this will be converted to zero.
newvar	The name of the new variable, as a character string.
data	The data frame.

Value

A data frame with the new variable added onto it.

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