R: Utilities and Kinship Information for Research with the NLSY

# Utilities and Kinship Information for Research with the NLSY

## Documentation for package ‘NlsyLinks’ version 2.2.3

- DESCRIPTION file
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation
- Package NEWS
- Package README

## Help Pages

Ace | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
AceEstimate-class | Class AceEstimate
AceEstimate-method | GetDetails-methods
AceLavaanGroup | A simple multiple-group ACE model with the 'lavaan' package.
AceUnivariate | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
CleanSemAceDataset | Produces a cleaned dataset that works well with when using SEM to estimate a univariate ACE model.
ColumnUtilities | A collection of functions that helps data management data.frames, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.
CreateAceEstimate | Instantiate an AceEstimate object.
CreatePairLinks | Creates a pairs linking file without outcomes.
CreatePairLinksDoubleEntered | Creates a pairs linking file without outcomes.
CreatePairLinksDoubleEnteredWithNoOutcomes | Creates a pairs linking file without outcomes.
CreatePairLinksSingleEntered | Creates a pairs linking file without outcomes.
CreateSpatialNeighbours | Distances between related family members, formatted for spatial analysis.
CreateSubjectTag | Creates a SubjectTag. This value uniquely identifies subjects, when both generations are included in the same dataset.
DeFriesFulkerMethod1 | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
DeFriesFulkerMethod3 | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
ExtraOutcomes79 | Extra outcome variables in the NLSY79
GetDetails | GetDetails-methods
GetDetails-method | Class AceEstimate
GetDetails-methods | GetDetails-methods
Links79Pair | Kinship linking file for pairs of relatives in the NLSY79 and NLSY79 Children and Young Adults
Links79PairExpanded | Kinship linking file for pairs of relatives. It builds upon the Links79Pair dataset.
Links97Pair | Kinship linking file for pairs of relatives in the NLSY97
Links97PairExpanded | Kinship linking file for pairs of relatives In the NLSY97. It builds upon the Links97Pair dataset.
ReadCsvNlsy79 | Read a CSV file downloaded from the NLS Investigator
ReadCsvNlsy79Gen1 | Read a CSV file downloaded from the NLS Investigator
ReadCsvNlsy79Gen2 | Read a CSV file downloaded from the NLS Investigator
RenameColumn | A collection of functions that helps data management data.frames, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.
RenameNlsyColumn | A collection of functions that helps data management data.frames, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.
RGroupSummary | Calculates summary statistics for each _R_elatedness Group in the sample.
SubjectDetails79 | Dataset containing further details of the Gen1 and Gen2 subjects.
Survey79 | Dataset containing survey details for each subject, for each year
ValidateOutcomeDataset | Validates the schema of datasets containing outcome variables.
ValidatePairLinks | Validates the schema of a links for pairs of relatives
ValidatePairLinksAreSymmetric | Verifies that the pair relationships are symmetric.
VerifyColumnExists | A collection of functions that helps data management data.frames, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.