[RkWard-devel] Length and NAs

[Stefan Roediger]

Am Montag, 26. März 2007 11:35 schrieb Thomas Friedrichsmeier:
> On Monday 26 March 2007 00:08, Stefan Roediger wrote:
> > Fine. I was thinking about to add an feature in the after the coming
> > release which allows to use transformed vallues (e.g.
> > "stem(log10(var))"). But maybe its better to create a plugin which
> > transforms data in a certain way or does other operations like summation
> > of some variables to a new one.
>
> Yes, I think this is the way to go, as this would really be nice for
> virtually all plugins. There should also be a way to "inline" such
> transformation plugins, so you can directly use them while filling in the
> <varslot>. So much to do...

And so much time ;)

>
> > Actually, I really would like to keep it that way because the outlier
> > tests are tricky to interpretate sometimes (similar applies to moments).
> > Using the descriptive means to run antother test for a rather simple
> > information which needs more scrolling and stuff like that (btw, its even
> > more convenient to use it that way later on in spread sheet). IMHO, it's
> > the fastest way to find out what the data look like.
> > I guess these plug-ins won't be extended in future and thus it should be
> > quite good maintainable even with this additional "tests". However, you
> > are the boos.
>
> Ok, alternative suggestion: Group all those in one option "print
> descriptives".
> Since they are just in this plugin for quick and easy 
> access, I don't think we need this level of fine grained control over what
> gets shown, here. My feeling is, separating all the options, is just more
> checkboxes for the user to check/uncheck, and not really helpful
> configurability.

Another suggestion. What about "rk.descriptive.variables"? Might be nice to 
have in other places too.

>
> > Yes, in my opinion they are.
>
> Ok, then I'll take a look, soon.
>
> Regards
> Thomas