This function create a set of values for a variate vrt
, based on the metadata stored in a learnt
object created by the learn
function). The set of values depends on the type of variate (nominal or continuous, rounded, and so on, see metadata
). The range of values is chosen to include, and extend slightly beyond, the range observed in the data used in the learn
function. Variate domains are always respected.
Arguments
- vrt
character: name of the variate, must match one of the names in the
metadata
file provided to thelearn
function.- learnt
Either a string with the name of a directory or full path for a 'learnt.rds' object, produced by the
learn
function, or such an object itself.- length.out
numeric, positive (default 129): number of values to be created; used only for continuous, non-rounded variates (see
metadata
).