Check skew between household and person weights in PUMS

Checks skew between household and person weights in PUMS data, reporting percent difference and population totals. Use to diagnose weighting issues.

Usage

check_weight_skew(pums, label = "")

Arguments

pums

data.table. PUMS data table.

label

character(1). Optional label for reporting.

Value

NULL. Used for side effect of validation.

Details

• Calculates percent skew between household and person weights.

• Reports population totals and skew for diagnostics.

• Used for validation; returns nothing.

Settings

None.

See also

• scripts/weighting/initial_weights.R

Other validation helpers: check_daypat_results(), check_group_sum(), check_group_sums(), check_initial_weights(), check_ref_counts()

Examples

## Not run:
check_weight_skew(pums, label = "Test")
#> Error: object 'pums' not found
## End(Not run)