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Convert table description to variable lists

Source: R/tabuler_et_appliquer_ckm_sur_liste.R
convert_desc_table_to_list.Rd

This function converts a table description data frame into lists of categorical and hierarchical variables for multiple tables.

Usage

convert_desc_table_to_list(desc_tab, prefix = "tab")

Arguments

desc_tab

data.frame. Table description with columns TAB, VAR, and HRC

prefix

character. Prefix to add to table names provided in desc_tab (default: "tab")

Value

A list containing:

  • tableaux: vector of table names

  • list_cat_vars: list of categorical variables for each table

  • list_hrc_vars: list of hierarchical variables for each table

Examples

# Create example table description
desc_tableaux <- data.frame(
  TAB = c(rep(1,3), rep(2,4)),
  VAR = c("DIPLOME", "SEXE", "AGE", "DIPLOME", "TYPE", "REG", "DEP"),
  HRC = c(rep(NA, 5), rep("GEO",2))
)
convert_desc_table_to_list(desc_tableaux)
#> $tableaux
#> [1] "tab_1" "tab_2"
#> 
#> $list_cat_vars
#> $list_cat_vars$tab_1
#> [1] "DIPLOME" "SEXE"    "AGE"    
#> 
#> $list_cat_vars$tab_2
#> [1] "DIPLOME" "TYPE"   
#> 
#> 
#> $list_hrc_vars
#> $list_hrc_vars$tab_2
#> $list_hrc_vars$tab_2$GEO
#> [1] "REG" "DEP"
#> 
#> 
#>