Factor similarity comparison class
similar_factor.Rdsimilar_factor is an S3 class for categorical/factor similarity comparisons.
Arguments
- scores
List of similarity scores per method and comparison
- summary
Summary statistics by method and comparison
- methods
Character vector of methods used for comparison
- list_names
Character vector of names for the compared lists
- levels
Character vector of factor levels
- digits
Number of digits to round results (default: 3)
Value
An object of class "similar_factor" (which inherits from "similar") containing:
scores: List of factor similarity scores per method and comparison
summary: Summary statistics by method and comparison
methods: Character vector of factor comparison methods used (exact, order)
list_names: Character vector of names for the compared factor lists
digits: Number of digits to round results in output
levels: Character vector of factor levels used in the comparison
The factor similarity scores are normalized values between 0 and 1, where 1 indicates identical factors and 0 indicates completely different factors based on the specific method used.