calibVars {laeken}

Construct a matrix of binary variables for calibration

Description

Construct a matrix of binary variables for calibration of sample weights according to known marginal population totals.

Usage

calibVars(x)

Arguments

x

a vector that can be interpreted as factor, or a matrix or data.frame consisting of such variables.

Value

A matrix of binary variables that indicate membership to the corresponding factor levels.

Author(s)

Andreas Alfons

See Also

calibWeights

Examples

data(eusilc)
# default method
aux <- calibVars(eusilc$rb090)
head(aux)
# data.frame method
aux <- calibVars(eusilc[, c("db040", "rb090")])
head(aux)