get unique causes, regardless of the actual order in combo — unique_cause • baker

get unique causes, regardless of the actual order in combo

Usage

unique_cause(cause_vec)

Arguments

cause_vec: a vector of characters with potential combo repetitions written in scrambled orders separated by "+"

Value

a vector of characters with unique meanings for latent causes

Examples

x <- c("A","B","A","CC+DD","DD+CC","E+F+G","B")
unique_cause(x)
#> [1] "A"     "B"     "CC+DD" "E+F+G"