skewnessDS1 {dsBase} | R Documentation |
Calculates the skewness of a numeric variable
Description
This function calculates the skewness of a numeric variable for each study separately.
Usage
skewnessDS1(x, method)
Arguments
x |
a string character, the name of a numeric variable. |
method |
an integer between 1 and 3 selecting one of the algorithms for computing skewness
detailed in the headers of the client-side |
Details
The function calculates the skewness of an input variable x with three different methods.
The method is specified by the argument method
in the client-side ds.skewness
function.
Value
a list including the skewness of the input numeric variable, the number of valid observations and the study-side validity message.
Author(s)
Demetris Avraam, for DataSHIELD Development Team
[Package dsBase version 6.3.3 Index]