rename: Rename a Variable in a Data Frame

In wviechtb/esmpack: Functions that Facilitate Preparation and Management of ESM/EMA Data

Rename a Variable in a Data Frame

Description

Function to rename a variable in a data frame.

Usage

rename(old, new, data)

Arguments

old	name of the variable to rename.
new	new name of the variable.
data	data frame that contains the variable to be renamed.

Details

The function can be used to rename a variable in a data frame.

Value

A data frame.

Author(s)

Wolfgang Viechtbauer [e-mail]

Examples

# illustrative dataset
dat <- data.frame(subj=rep(1:4, each=5),
                  obs = 1:5,
                  age = rep(c(20,31,27,22), each=5),
                  stress = c(2,3,1,4,2, 3,3,3,3,3, 1,1,2,6,4, 1,2,1,3,1))
dat

# rename variable age to years
dat <- rename("age", "years", dat)
dat

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