RESIDE (version 0.3.2)

export_empty_cor_matrix: Export an empty correlation matrix

Description

A function to export a correlation matrix with the required variables as a csv file.

Usage

export_empty_cor_matrix(
  marginals,
  folder_path,
  file_name = "correlation_matrix.csv",
  create_folder = TRUE
)

Value

No return value, called for exportation of files.

Arguments

marginals

The marginal distributions

folder_path

Folder to export to.

file_name

(optional) file name, Default: 'correlation_matrix.csv'

create_folder

Whether the folder should be created, Default: TRUE

Details

This function will export an empty correlation matrix as a csv file, it will contain all the necessary variables including dummy variables for factors. Dummy variables for factors may contain a missing category to represent missing data. Correlations should be added to the empty CSV and the imported using the import_marginal_distributions function. Correlations should be supplied using rank order correlations. The correlation matrix should be symmetric and positive semi definite.

See Also

import_marginal_distributions import_cor_matrix

Examples

if (FALSE) {
 marginals <- import_marginal_distributions()
 export_empty_cor_matrix(
   marginals,
   folder_path = tempdir()
  )
}