random.cat: Generation of random age ranges

Description

Helper function that generates random age categories of absolute ages. It is mainly used together with the functions pop.sim.gomp and random.cat.apply. It will run until the number of categories are reached and there are no gaps in the sequence left.

Helper function that applies random age categories to "known" absolute ages. It is mainly used together with the functions pop.sim.gomp and random.cat.

Usage

random.cat(n_cat = 20, min_age = 15, max_cat_low = 60, max_age = 74)
random.cat.apply(x, age, age_ranges, from, to)

Value

One data.frame with the following items:

from: Lower boundary of age category.
to: Upper boundary of age category.

The original data.frame x with two additional columns:

from: Lower boundary of age category.
to: Upper boundary of age category.

Arguments

n_cat: numeric. Number of categories, default: 20.
min_age: numeric. Minimum age, default: 15.
max_cat_low: numeric. Lower boundary of highest age categoriy, default: 60.
max_age: numeric. Maximum age, default: 74.
x: a data.frame with individual absolute ages.
age: the column containing the individual absolute ages.
age_ranges: a data.frame with age ranges.
from: numeric. Column name for the begin of an age range.
to: numeric. Column name for the end of an age range.

Examples

Run this code

sim_ranges <- random.cat()

# Simulate population and age ranges first
pop_sim <- pop.sim.gomp(n = 10000)
sim_ranges <- random.cat()

# apply random age categories to simulated ages
sim_appl <- random.cat.apply(pop_sim$result, age = "age",
age_ranges = sim_ranges, from = "from", to = "to")

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