Dear R-users, Can someone suggest a good way to keep a list of variables description in R? Something to provide more detailed information on the variables that I have. Kind of like this list: http://www.thearda.com/pals/researchers/VARIABLE_DESCRIPT_LIST%20-%20public.pdfI'd like to be able to output the variable list in a nice format.Thank you. [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Sorry the link should be this one:http://www.thearda.com/pals/researchers/VARIABLE_DESCRIPT_LIST%20-%20public.pdf> From: baccts@hotmail.com > To: r-help@r-project.org > Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:20:54 -0500 > Subject: [R] creating list of variables description > > Dear R-users, > > Can someone suggest a good way to keep a list of variables description in R? > Something to provide more detailed information on the variables that I have. > Kind of like this list: > http://www.thearda.com/pals/researchers/VARIABLE_DESCRIPT_LIST%20-%20public.pdfI'd like to be able to output the variable list in a nice format.Thank you. > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
On Dec 19, 2013, at 10:20 AM, C Lin wrote:> Dear R-users, > > Can someone suggest a good way to keep a list of variables description in R? > Something to provide more detailed information on the variables that I have. > Kind of like this list: > http://www.thearda.com/pals/researchers/VARIABLE_DESCRIPT_LIST%20-%20public.pdfI'd like to be able to output the variable list in a nice format.Thank you.Do an RSiteSearch on "codebook" (Or use: sos::findFn("codebook") ... and look at the Hmisc package that does record variable descriptions from external datasets with some of its methods that import from SAS or SPSS files when they contain such information. help(package="Hmisc") # especially sas.codes Convert a SAS Dataset to an S Data Frame sas.get Convert a SAS Dataset to an S Data Frame sasdsLabels Enhanced Importing of SAS Transport Files using read.xport sasxport.get Enhanced Importing of SAS Transport Files using read.xport spss.get Enhanced Importing of SPSS Files> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]And do learn to post in plain text: David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA