Last data update: 2014.03.03

R: Prepares discrete-time dataset.
prepare_data_discrR Documentation

Prepares discrete-time dataset.

Description

Prepares discrete-time dataset.

Usage

prepare_data_discr(longdat, vitstat, interval, col.status.ind, col.id.ind,
  col.age.ind, col.age.event.ind, col.covar.ind, verbose)

Arguments

longdat

a longitudinal study dataset.

vitstat

vital (mortality) statistics.

interval

interval between observations.

col.status.ind

index of "status" column.

col.id.ind

subject id column index.

col.age.ind

index of the age column.

col.age.event.ind

an index of the column which represents the time in which event occured.

col.covar.ind

a set of column indexes which represent covariates.

verbose

turns on/off verbosing output. Filling the last cell

Results