mode_calculation: Calculates the most common duration between purchases

In piavat/PRE2DUP-R: Package for PRE2DUP-R method

Calculates the most common duration between purchases

Description

Calculates the mode of time intervals between purchases for each package. Intervals within 2 days are grouped together. The most common (modal) interval is selected from the grouped values. If multiple modes exist, the one closest to the median is chosen; if there's still a tie, the one closest to the mean is selected. Intended for internal use in the PRE2DUP-R package.

Usage

mode_calculation(pack_id, pre_ratio, dur, report_iters = 50)

Arguments

pack_id	vector of package identifiers
pre_ratio	vector of package ratios, i.e. number of packages because partial packages are not allowed
dur	vector of times between purchases

Value

data.table with the most common duration between purchases

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