year_unique: Predict year from first name

In pmerckle/firstnamer: Set of Functions Using First Name Databases

Description

This function predicts the year of birth from a first name.

Usage

year_unique(first_name, year_min = 1946, year_max = 2017)

Arguments

first_name	first name as a character string.
year_min	starting year of the period over which the prediction is computed.
year_max	ending year of the period over which the prediction is computed.

Value

The predicted year of birth based on the proportions of individuals with the input first name born each year. The function returns the mode of the distribution, i.e. the year with the highest number of individuals born by the input firstname. NA is returned when the input first name is unknown in the database.

Examples

year("Baptiste")
year("Henriette")

pmerckle/firstnamer documentation built on May 3, 2019, 3:21 p.m.