ClassifyCases {RTaxometrics}R Documentation

Assigns cases to groups

Description

This function assigns cases to groups using the base-rate classification technique. Cases are sorted according to their total scores on all indicators, and the highest-scoring cases are assigned to the taxon such that the proportion of taxon members equals the specified base rate estimate.

Usage

ClassifyCases(x, p, cols = 0)

Arguments

x

The supplied data matrix.

p

The base rate estimate that will be used to classify cases.

cols

The column numbers that contain variables

Details

Users should call this function directly if they wish to assign cases to groups.

Value

Data matrix with a new classification variable.

Author(s)

John Ruscio <ruscio@tcnj.edu> and Shirley Wang <shirleywang@g.harvard.edu> Maintainer: John Ruscio <ruscio@tcnj.edu>

References

Ruscio, J. (2009). Assigning cases to groups using taxometric results: an empirical comparison of classification techniques. Assessment, 16(1), 55-70.


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