Usage
constructSYB(data, origVar1, origVar2, newVarName = NA,
constructType = c("share", "growth", "change", "index"),
grFreq = 1, grType = c("ls", "geo"), baseYear = 2000)Arguments
data
The data frame containing the raw variable
origVar1
The variable name to be used in
construction, refer to Details for more information and
useage.
origVar2
The variable name to be used in
construction, refer to Details for more information and
useage.
newVarName
The name assigned to the new variable,
if missing then .SC/.SH/.GR/.CH will be appended
depending on the type of construction
constructType
The type of construction, refer to
Details for more information.
grFreq
The frequency for the growth rate to be
computed.
grType
The method for the growth to be calculated,
currently supports least squares and geometric.
baseYear
The base year to be used for constructing
index.