formatRCTDataset {aVirtualTwins}

RCT format for Virtual Twins

Description

formatRCTDataset returns dataset that Virtual Twins is able to analyze.

Usage

formatRCTDataset(dataset, outcome.field, treatment.field, interactions = TRUE)

Arguments

dataset

data.frame representing RCT's

outcome.field

name of the outcome's field in dataset

treatment.field

name of the treatment's field in dataset

interactions

logical. If running VirtualTwins with treatment's interactions, set to TRUE (default value)

Details

This function check these differents topic: Outcome must be binary and a factor. If numeric with two distincts values, outcome becomes a factor where the favorable reponse is the second level. Also, outcome is moved on the first column of dataset.

Treatment must have two distinct numeric values, 0 : no treatment, 1 : treatment. Treatment is moved to the second column.

Qualitatives variables must be factor. If it has more than two levels, if running VirtualTwins with interaction, it creates dummy variables.

Value

return data.frame with good format (explained in details section) to run VirtualTwins

Examples

## Not run: 
    data.format <- formatRCTDataset(data, "outcome", "treatment", TRUE)

## End(Not run)
data(sepsis)
data.format <- formatRCTDataset(sepsis, "survival", "THERAPY", T)