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Convert sex data to character format used by all angler functions

Usage

ConvertSexFormat(Sex, female.string = "F", male.string = "M")

Arguments

Sex

A character or factor vector (vector produced will be factor) that includes the sex of each individual

female.string

How sex for females is recorded in input data (defaults to "F").

male.string

How sex for males is recorded in input data (defaults to "M").

Value

Sex factor in angler-compatible format ("f" - Female, "m" - Male)

Examples

data(pupfish)

with(pupfish, ConvertSexFormat(Sex))
#>  [1] f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f m m m m m m m m m m m m m f f f f f f f f f
#> [39] f f f m m m m m m m m m m m m m
#> Levels: f m