Age Group Format Check

This function checks the format of the 'age_group' variable in the given data frame. It performs several checks including: 1. Checking if the lengths of age groups are equidistant. 2. Verifying if the age group format is in the "xx-xx" format. 3. Checking if any punctuation characters are used at either end of the age group.

age_format_check(df)

Arguments

df

A data frame containing an 'age_group' variable.

Value

A list containing the results of the formatting checks:

agegrp_div

The most frequently used punctuation character, which serves as the divider in age groups.

other_punct_character

Any other punctuation character used. Also used as logical indicator.

equal_sizing

Logical indicating whether the lengths of age groups are equidistant.

format_agegrp_xx

Indices of entries in 'age_group' not following the "xx-xx" format.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Example usage:
data_frame <- data.frame(age = c(2, 5, 15, 16), age_group = c("01-05", "6-10", "11-15", "16-20"))
check_results <- age_format_check(data_frame)
print(check_results)
}