# Utilities and Kinship Information for Research with the NLSY

## Documentation for package ‘NlsyLinks’ version 2.0.6

- DESCRIPTION file.
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

NlsyLinks-package | Utilities and kinship information for Behavior Genetics and Developmental research using the NLSY.
Ace | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
AceEstimate-class | Class '"AceEstimate"'
AceEstimate-method | A generic function for extracting the 'Details' slot of an object.
AceLavaanGroup | A simple multiple-group ACE model with the 'lavaan' package.
AceUnivariate | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
CleanSemAceDataset | Produces a cleaned dataset that works well with when using SEM to estimate a univariate ACE model.
ColumnUtilities | A collection of functions that helps data management 'data.frame's, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.
CreateAceEstimate | Instantiate an 'AceEstimate-class' object.
CreatePairLinks | Creates a pairs linking file.
CreatePairLinksDoubleEntered | Creates a pairs linking file.
CreatePairLinksDoubleEnteredWithNoOutcomes | Creates a pairs linking file.
CreatePairLinksSingleEntered | Creates a pairs linking file.
CreateSpatialNeighbours | Distances between related family members, formated for spatial analysis.
CreateSubjectTag | Creates a 'SubjectTag'. This value uniquely identifies subjects, when both generations are included in the same dataset.
DeFriesFulkerMethod1 | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
DeFriesFulkerMethod3 | Estimates the heritability of additive traits using a single variable.
ExtraOutcomes79 | Extra outcome variables in the NLSY79
GetDetails | A generic function for extracting the 'Details' slot of an object.
GetDetails-method | Class '"AceEstimate"'
GetDetails-methods | A generic function for extracting the 'Details' slot of an object.
getEstimate-method | Class '"AceEstimate"'
initialize-method | Class '"AceEstimate"'
Links79Pair | Kinship linking file for pairs of relatives in the NLSY79 and NLSY79 Children and Young Adults
Links79PairExpanded | Kinship linking file for pairs of relatives. It builds upon the 'Links79Pair' dataset.
NlsyLinks | Utilities and kinship information for Behavior Genetics and Developmental research using the NLSY.
print-method | Class '"AceEstimate"'
ReadCsvNlsy79 | Read a CSV file downloaded from the NLS Investigator
ReadCsvNlsy79Gen1 | Read a CSV file downloaded from the NLS Investigator
ReadCsvNlsy79Gen2 | Read a CSV file downloaded from the NLS Investigator
RenameColumn | A collection of functions that helps data management 'data.frame's, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.
RenameNlsyColumn | A collection of functions that helps data management 'data.frame's, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.
RGroupSummary | Calculates summary statistics for each _R_elatedness Group in the sample.
show-method | Class '"AceEstimate"'
SubjectDetails79 | Dataset containing further details of the Gen1 and Gen2 subjects.
SurveyDate | Dataset containing survey details for each subject, for each year
ValidateOutcomeDataset | Validates the schema of datasets containing outcome variables.
ValidatePairLinks | Validates the schema of a links for pairs of relatives
ValidatePairLinksAreSymmetric | Verifies that the pair relationships are symmetric.
VerifyColumnExists | A collection of functions that helps data management 'data.frame's, particularly those derived from NLSY Extracts.