PandasRegistry.get_calc_dummymatrix()

PandasRegistry.get_calc_dummymatrix()#

PandasRegistry.get_calc_dummymatrix(name, var_name_prefix=None)[source]#

Get dummy matrix for a categorical column using standard dummy coding.

Drops the column of the first category.

Parameters:
  • name (str) – Column name in the data

  • var_name_prefix (str | None, default: None) – Prefix for dummy variable names

Return type:

Var

Returns:

Dictionary mapping category names to liesel.Var objects