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Validate input EpiTrax data

Source: R/validation.R
validate_data.Rd

'validate_data' checks the data for expected columns and data types, removes unneeded columns, and returns the resulting data. Missing or NA values will be removed with a warning. Valid data must include the following columns (and types):

  • patient_mmwr_year (integer)

  • patient_mmwr_week (integer)

  • patient_disease (character)

Usage

validate_data(data)

Arguments

data

Dataframe. EpiTrax data to validate.

Value

The validated data with all unneeded columns removed.

Examples

df <- data.frame(
  patient_mmwr_year = 2020L,
  patient_mmwr_week = 1L,
  patient_disease = "A"
)
validate_data(df)
#>   patient_mmwr_year patient_mmwr_week patient_disease
#> 1              2020                 1               A