Rdatatable / Rdatatable/data.table

[R-Forge #5420] Implement 'margins' to dcast.data.table

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Description

Submitted by: Arun ; Assigned to: Nobody; R-Forge link

The 'dcast' version of 'data.table' has everything implemented except for 'margins' argument.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the R-Forge tracker linked in the issue and locate the dcast.data.table entry point. Determine the intended margins behavior from the tracker and existing dcast behavior; done means dcast.data.table supports margins as specified and its results can be verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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