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stpm (version 1.1.2)

prepare_data_discr: Prepares discrete-time dataset.

Description

Prepares discrete-time dataset.

Usage

prepare_data_discr(longdat, vitstat, interval, col.status.ind, col.id.ind,
  col.age.ind, col.age.event.ind, col.covar.ind, verbose)

Arguments

longdat
a longitudinal study dataset.
vitstat
vital (mortality) statistics.
interval
interval between observations.
col.status.ind
index of "status" column.
col.id.ind
subject id column index.
col.age.ind
index of the age column.
col.age.event.ind
an index of the column which represents the time in which event occured.
col.covar.ind
a set of column indexes which represent covariates.
verbose
turns on/off verbosing output.