Recodes Multiple Sets of Factor Variables of Checkbox Items
Source:R/recode_checkbox_sets.R
recode_checkbox_sets.RdQualtrics produces datasets where a matrix set of checkbox questions have value labels (factor labels) representing the actual question. When presenting these questions in a figure or table, however, it is often useful to recode the value labels to something common, e.g. "Selected" and "Not selected".
Usage
recode_checkbox_sets(
data,
var_patterns = NULL,
input_check_value = 1L,
input_uncheck_value = NA_integer_,
output_check_value = 2L,
output_uncheck_value = 1L,
output_all_unchecked_value = NA_integer_,
output_check_label = "Selected",
output_uncheck_label = "Not selected",
output_all_unchecked_label = NULL,
convert_to_factor = TRUE,
keep_tmp_var = FALSE
)Arguments
- data
Data frame or tibble.
- var_patterns
Character vector of regex search patterns that uniquely identify variables belonging to sets of batteries. Same as used in tidyselect's matches().
- input_check_value, input_uncheck_value
Factor/integer values indicating checked and unchecked responses.
- output_check_value, output_uncheck_value
Recoded values for checked and unchecked responses.
- output_all_unchecked_value
If respondent has not checked any checkboxes, what should they be recoded as? Set to NULL to not recode.
- output_check_label, output_uncheck_label, output_all_unchecked_label
Factor labels.
- convert_to_factor
Flag. Whether to convert variables to factor (using
output_*_labelargs) or leave as is.- keep_tmp_var
Whether to keep temporary variables for output_all_unchecked_value (mostly for debugging). Defaults to FALSE.
Details
Furthermore, this function recodes all of the variables within a set to missing if all of the variables are missing - under the assumption that the respondent has then omitted them all. In other cases, e.g. one checkbox is checked, then the other variables can be assumed to be consciously "Not selected".
Examples
n <- 100
set.seed(1241)
tmp <-
data.frame(a_1 = factor(sample(c("Car", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
a_2 = factor(sample(c("Train", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
a_3 = factor(sample(c("Bus", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
a_4 = factor(sample(c("Flight", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
b_1 = factor(sample(c("Apple", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
b_2 = factor(sample(c("Orange", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
b_3 = factor(sample(c("Banana", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)),
b_4 = factor(sample(c("Grapes", NA), size = n, replace = TRUE)))
tmp2 <- recode_checkbox_sets(tmp, var_patterns = c("^a_", "^b_[[:digit:]]$"))
cbind(tmp, tmp2)
#> a_1 a_2 a_3 a_4 b_1 b_2 b_3 b_4 a_1 a_2
#> 1 <NA> Train Bus Flight Apple <NA> Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 2 <NA> Train Bus Flight Apple Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 3 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> Banana Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 4 Car Train Bus <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 5 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 6 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple <NA> Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 7 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 8 <NA> Train <NA> Flight Apple Orange Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 9 Car Train <NA> Flight Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> Selected Selected
#> 10 Car Train Bus <NA> <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 11 <NA> Train Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 12 Car <NA> <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 13 Car Train <NA> Flight Apple Orange Banana Grapes Selected Selected
#> 14 Car <NA> Bus Flight <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 15 <NA> Train <NA> Flight <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 16 <NA> Train Bus Flight <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 17 <NA> Train <NA> Flight <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 18 Car <NA> Bus Flight Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 19 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight <NA> <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 20 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 21 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 22 Car Train <NA> Flight <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Selected
#> 23 Car Train Bus Flight Apple <NA> <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 24 Car Train <NA> Flight Apple <NA> <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 25 <NA> Train <NA> Flight <NA> <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 26 Car Train Bus <NA> <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 27 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight Apple <NA> <NA> Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 28 Car Train <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Selected
#> 29 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 30 Car Train <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Banana Grapes Selected Selected
#> 31 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 32 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight Apple Orange Banana Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 33 Car <NA> <NA> <NA> Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 34 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 35 <NA> Train <NA> Flight <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 36 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 37 Car <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 38 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 39 Car <NA> Bus <NA> Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 40 Car <NA> Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 41 <NA> Train <NA> Flight <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 42 Car Train Bus Flight Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Selected
#> 43 <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA>
#> 44 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 45 Car Train Bus Flight Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Selected Selected
#> 46 Car Train <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 47 Car Train <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange Banana Grapes Selected Selected
#> 48 Car <NA> Bus Flight Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 49 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 50 <NA> <NA> <NA> Flight Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 51 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 52 Car <NA> <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 53 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight <NA> <NA> <NA> Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 54 Car <NA> <NA> Flight Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 55 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 56 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 57 <NA> <NA> <NA> Flight Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 58 <NA> Train <NA> Flight <NA> <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 59 <NA> Train Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 60 Car <NA> <NA> Flight <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 61 <NA> <NA> <NA> Flight <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 62 Car <NA> Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> Banana Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 63 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple <NA> <NA> Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 64 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 65 <NA> Train Bus <NA> <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 66 <NA> <NA> <NA> Flight Apple <NA> <NA> Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 67 Car Train Bus Flight <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Selected
#> 68 Car <NA> <NA> Flight <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 69 Car Train <NA> <NA> Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Selected
#> 70 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 71 Car Train <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Selected Selected
#> 72 Car Train <NA> <NA> Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Selected
#> 73 Car <NA> Bus Flight Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 74 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 75 <NA> <NA> Bus <NA> <NA> <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 76 Car <NA> Bus Flight <NA> <NA> Banana Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 77 <NA> Train <NA> Flight Apple <NA> Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 78 <NA> <NA> <NA> Flight <NA> <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 79 Car <NA> Bus Flight Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 80 Car <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange Banana Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 81 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 82 Car <NA> Bus <NA> <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 83 <NA> Train <NA> <NA> Apple Orange Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> 84 Car <NA> <NA> Flight <NA> Orange <NA> Grapes Selected Not selected
#> 85 <NA> Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 86 Car Train <NA> Flight <NA> <NA> Banana <NA> Selected Selected
#> 87 <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Apple Orange <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA>
#> 88 Car Train Bus <NA> Apple <NA> Banana Grapes Selected Selected
#> 89 <NA> Train Bus Flight Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Not selected Selected
#> 90 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight Apple Orange Banana Grapes Not selected Not selected
#> 91 Car <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Orange <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected
#> 92 Car Train Bus <NA> Apple <NA> Banana Grapes Selected Selected
#> 93 Car Train Bus Flight <NA> <NA> Banana Grapes Selected Selected
#> 94 Car Train Bus Flight <NA> Orange Banana <NA> Selected Selected
#> 95 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 96 <NA> <NA> Bus Flight Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 97 <NA> <NA> <NA> Flight Apple Orange <NA> <NA> Not selected Not selected
#> 98 Car Train Bus Flight Apple <NA> Banana <NA> Selected Selected
#> 99 Car Train Bus <NA> Apple Orange Banana <NA> Selected Selected
#> 100 <NA> Train Bus Flight Apple Orange Banana Grapes Not selected Selected
#> a_3 a_4 b_1 b_2 b_3
#> 1 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 2 Selected Selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 3 Selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 4 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 5 Selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 6 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 7 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 8 Not selected Selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 9 Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 10 Selected Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 11 Selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected
#> 12 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 13 Not selected Selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 14 Selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 15 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 16 Selected Selected <NA> <NA> <NA>
#> 17 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 18 Selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 19 Selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 20 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 21 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 22 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 23 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 24 Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 25 Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 26 Selected Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 27 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 28 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 29 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 30 Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 31 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 32 Selected Selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 33 Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 34 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 35 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 36 Selected Not selected <NA> <NA> <NA>
#> 37 Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected
#> 38 Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 39 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 40 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 41 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 42 Selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 43 <NA> <NA> Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 44 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 45 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 46 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 47 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 48 Selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 49 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 50 Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 51 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 52 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 53 Selected Selected Not selected Not selected Not selected
#> 54 Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 55 Selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected
#> 56 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 57 Not selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 58 Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 59 Selected Not selected <NA> <NA> <NA>
#> 60 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 61 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 62 Selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 63 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 64 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 65 Selected Not selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 66 Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected
#> 67 Selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 68 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 69 Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 70 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 71 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 72 Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 73 Selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 74 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 75 Selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 76 Selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 77 Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 78 Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 79 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 80 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 81 Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 82 Selected Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 83 Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 84 Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 85 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 86 Not selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 87 <NA> <NA> Selected Selected Not selected
#> 88 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 89 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 90 Selected Selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 91 Not selected Not selected Not selected Selected Not selected
#> 92 Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 93 Selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected
#> 94 Selected Selected Not selected Selected Selected
#> 95 Selected Selected <NA> <NA> <NA>
#> 96 Selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 97 Not selected Selected Selected Selected Not selected
#> 98 Selected Selected Selected Not selected Selected
#> 99 Selected Not selected Selected Selected Selected
#> 100 Selected Selected Selected Selected Selected
#> b_4
#> 1 Selected
#> 2 Not selected
#> 3 Selected
#> 4 Selected
#> 5 Selected
#> 6 Selected
#> 7 Not selected
#> 8 Selected
#> 9 Not selected
#> 10 Selected
#> 11 Selected
#> 12 Not selected
#> 13 Selected
#> 14 Not selected
#> 15 Not selected
#> 16 <NA>
#> 17 Selected
#> 18 Not selected
#> 19 Not selected
#> 20 Not selected
#> 21 Selected
#> 22 Not selected
#> 23 Selected
#> 24 Selected
#> 25 Not selected
#> 26 Selected
#> 27 Selected
#> 28 Not selected
#> 29 Not selected
#> 30 Selected
#> 31 Selected
#> 32 Selected
#> 33 Not selected
#> 34 Selected
#> 35 Not selected
#> 36 <NA>
#> 37 Selected
#> 38 Not selected
#> 39 Not selected
#> 40 Selected
#> 41 Not selected
#> 42 Not selected
#> 43 Not selected
#> 44 Not selected
#> 45 Not selected
#> 46 Selected
#> 47 Selected
#> 48 Not selected
#> 49 Selected
#> 50 Not selected
#> 51 Not selected
#> 52 Not selected
#> 53 Selected
#> 54 Not selected
#> 55 Selected
#> 56 Not selected
#> 57 Not selected
#> 58 Not selected
#> 59 <NA>
#> 60 Not selected
#> 61 Not selected
#> 62 Selected
#> 63 Selected
#> 64 Not selected
#> 65 Not selected
#> 66 Selected
#> 67 Not selected
#> 68 Not selected
#> 69 Not selected
#> 70 Not selected
#> 71 Not selected
#> 72 Selected
#> 73 Selected
#> 74 Selected
#> 75 Not selected
#> 76 Selected
#> 77 Selected
#> 78 Not selected
#> 79 Not selected
#> 80 Selected
#> 81 Not selected
#> 82 Selected
#> 83 Selected
#> 84 Selected
#> 85 Not selected
#> 86 Not selected
#> 87 Not selected
#> 88 Selected
#> 89 Not selected
#> 90 Selected
#> 91 Not selected
#> 92 Selected
#> 93 Selected
#> 94 Not selected
#> 95 <NA>
#> 96 Not selected
#> 97 Not selected
#> 98 Not selected
#> 99 Not selected
#> 100 Selected