bstrl (version 1.0.2)

islinked: Return True/False whether the two record are coreferent

Description

Return True/False whether the two record are coreferent

Usage

islinked(sl, file1, record1, file2, record2)

Value

A boolean value. True if these two records are linked within sl, False otherwise.

Arguments

sl

A streaming link object

file1, record1

The file number and record number of the first record

file2, record2

The file number and record number of the second record. Note that file2 must be greater than file1.

Examples

data(geco_small_result)
samples <- extractlinks(geco_small_result)

# Are record 9 in file 1 and record 7 in file 4 linked in the first posterior sample?
islinked(samples[[1]], file1=1, record1=9, file2=4, record2=7)

# In what proportion of posterior samples are record 9 in file 1 and record 7 in file 4 linked?
mean(sapply(samples, islinked, file1=1, record1=9, file2=4, record2=7))

# In what proportion of posterior samples are record 8 in file 1 and record 1 in file 2 linked?
mean(sapply(samples, islinked, file1=1, record1=8, file2=2, record2=1))