limitedImpute: Limited last observation carried forward imputation

In tranlm/lrecImpact: Analyzing the impact of a Low Risk Express Care program

Description

limitedImpute will carry forward the last observation up to a specified threshold of days.

Usage

limitedImpute(var, date, limit)

Arguments

var	Variable to be imputed forward in time.
date	Date variable corresponding to when var was measured.
limit	Number of days the forward imputation is limited to.

Details

This function is meant for indicators with missing values known to only occur for a limited amount of time. Examples include pregnancy (45-weeks) and tuberculosis treatment (8 months). Once the specified threshold has passed, the indicator reverts back to 0. If the values are non-missing, the value gets used regardless of whether it surpasses the threshold.

Value

The function returns a vector of length var, with the limited imputation carried out.

tranlm/lrecImpact documentation built on May 31, 2019, 7:45 p.m.