convert.continuous.to.binary: Converts a continuous variable to a binary one. Zero or...

In mattmoo/SteppedWedgeAnalysis: Simulation and Analysis of Stepped Wedge Data

Description

Converts a continuous variable to a binary one. Zero or negative values of the continuous variable will be considered to have the first level of the variable.

Usage

convert.continuous.to.binary(
  data.dt,
  max.chance = 0.5,
  var.levels = c(0, 1),
  delete.outcome.orig = T,
  delete.prob = T
)

Arguments

data.dt	data.table with minimally participant ID and outcome.
max.chance	The chance that the highest value of the continuous variable will be assigned the second level of the binary variable. (Default: 0.5)
var.levels	Vector containing the values that the binary outcome will assume (Default: c(0,1))
delete.outcome.orig	Delete original continuous outcome (Default: TRUE)
delete.prob	Delete calculated probability of var.levels[2] (Default: TRUE)

Value

A data.table with the continuous outcome column replaced by the specified binary variable. Not necessary to use return value, as data.dt will be modified by reference,

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