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get_dummy_code.R
# View the dummy code of a categorical variable
# assumes package fastDummies is installed
# assumes tidyverse is installed
# Usage:
get_dummy_code <- function(Df, variable){
tmp_df <- fastDummies::dummy_cols(Df, remove_first_dummy = TRUE)
tmp_df <- dplyr::select(tmp_df, dplyr::starts_with(variable))
dplyr::arrange(dplyr::distinct(tmp_df), !!variable)
}
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