common_na_strings {cleanepi}

Common strings representing missing values

Description

This vector contains common values of NA (missing) and is intended for use within {cleanepi} functions replace_missing_values(). The current list of strings used can be found by printing out common_na_strings. It serves as a helpful tool to explore your data for possible missing values. However, I strongly caution against using this to replace NA values without meticulously examining the incidence for each case. Please note that common_na_strings utilizes ⁠\\⁠ around the "?", ".", and "*" characters to prevent their wildcard

Usage

common_na_strings

Format

A vector of 35 character strings.

Source

This vector is a combination of naniar::common_na_strings (https://github.com/njtierney/naniar/) and other strings found in the literature.