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defData: Add single row to definitions table

Description

Add single row to definitions table

Usage

defData(dtDefs = NULL, varname, formula, variance = 0, dist = "normal", link = "identity", id = "id")

Arguments

dtDefs
Definition data.table to be modified
varname
Name (string) of new variable
formula
An R expression for mean (string)
variance
Number
dist
Distribution. For possibilities, see details
link
The link function for the mean, see details
id
A string indicating the field name for the unique record identifier

Value

A data.table named dtName that is an updated data defnitions table

Details

The possible data distributions include ""normal", "poisson", "noZeroPoisson", "binary", "uniform", "categorical", "gamma", and "nonrandom."