# Combinating Functions
Often need to combine with **helper functions** to create variables for analysis
Helpers:
- if(...){}else{...}
- ifelse()
- paste(), paste0()
- gsub(), grepl(), %in%
- relevel(), relabel()
- summarise()
- pivot_wider(), pivot_longer(), gather(), spread()
# Examples in IBIS Data
1. Create ASD by familial risk grouping variable
2. Change reference level of category for regression analysis
3. Create normalized scores of variable
4. Re-group demographics variables (race, sex, gender, etc.)
5. Convert from wide to long (vice-versa)
6. Compute means and SDs for variables by groups
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[Hello Stranger by Brown Sugar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4QLoog5740)
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