appendbreak: Appends specified break to the data
Description
A custom function to insert rows in long data with new
pseudo-observations that are being done on the specified
break ages. There should be a column called first
in
data
with logical data that codes whether the
current row is the first for subject id
.
Furthermore, the function assumes that columns age
,
occ
, hgt.z
, wgt.z
and bmi.z
are
available. This function is used on the tbc
data in
FIMD chapter 9. Check that out to see it in action.Usage
appendbreak(data, brk, warp.model = warp.model, id = NULL, typ = "pred")
Arguments
data
A data frame in the long long format
brk
A vector of break ages
warp.model
A time warping model
typ
Label to signal that this is a newly added
observation
Value
- A long data frame with additional rows for the break ages