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18 Functions and data structures to store values of a categorical
19 variable, and to recode those values into binary vectors.
21 For some statistical models, it is necessary to change each value
22 of a categorical variable to a vector with binary entries. These
23 vectors are then stored as sub-rows within a matrix during
24 model-fitting. For example, we need functions and data strucutres to map a
25 value, say 'a', of a variable named 'cat_var', to a vector, say (0
26 1 0 0 0), and vice versa. We also need to be able to map the
27 vector back to the value 'a', and if the vector is a sub-row of a
28 matrix, we need to know which sub-row corresponds to the variable
37 #include <libpspp/alloc.h>
38 #include <libpspp/message.h>
43 #define CAT_VALUE_NOT_FOUND -2
45 #define N_INITIAL_CATEGORIES 1
48 This structure contains the observed values of a
55 size_t n_allocated_categories; /* This is used only during
56 initialization to keep
57 track of the number of
63 cat_stored_values_create (const struct variable *v)
65 if (!var_has_obs_vals (v))
67 struct cat_vals *obs_vals = xmalloc (sizeof *obs_vals);
69 obs_vals->n_categories = 0;
70 obs_vals->n_allocated_categories = N_INITIAL_CATEGORIES;
71 obs_vals->vals = xnmalloc (N_INITIAL_CATEGORIES, sizeof *obs_vals->vals);
72 var_set_obs_vals (v, obs_vals);
77 cat_stored_values_destroy (struct cat_vals *obs_vals)
81 if (obs_vals->n_allocated_categories > 0)
82 free (obs_vals->vals);
88 Which subscript corresponds to val?
91 cat_value_find (const struct variable *v, const union value *val)
93 struct cat_vals *obs_vals = var_get_obs_vals (v);
95 const union value *candidate;
97 for (i = 0; i < obs_vals->n_categories; i++)
99 candidate = obs_vals->vals + i;
100 assert (candidate != NULL);
101 if (!compare_values (candidate, val, var_get_width (v)))
106 return CAT_VALUE_NOT_FOUND;
110 Add the new value unless it is already present.
113 cat_value_update (const struct variable *v, const union value *val)
115 if (var_is_alpha (v))
117 struct cat_vals *cv = var_get_obs_vals (v);
118 if (cat_value_find (v, val) == CAT_VALUE_NOT_FOUND)
120 if (cv->n_categories >= cv->n_allocated_categories)
122 cv->n_allocated_categories *= 2;
123 cv->vals = xnrealloc (cv->vals,
124 cv->n_allocated_categories,
127 cv->vals[cv->n_categories] = *val;
134 cat_subscript_to_value (const size_t s, const struct variable *v)
136 struct cat_vals *obs_vals = var_get_obs_vals (v);
137 return s < obs_vals->n_categories ? obs_vals->vals + s : NULL;
141 Return the number of categories of a categorical variable.
144 cat_get_n_categories (const struct variable *v)
146 return var_get_obs_vals (v)->n_categories;