Extract parameters from a YAML file

The remaining parameters for the models are retrieved from a YAML file, so as not to clutter the argument list for [extract_student_info()].

Usage

extract_params_yaml(fname, assignment = c("diversity", "preference"))

Arguments

fname

A YAML file containing the remaining parameters.

assignment

Character string indicating the type of model that this dataset is for. The argument is either 'preference' or 'diversity'. Partial matching is fine.

Value

For the diversity+skill-based assignment, this function returns a list containing:

* n_topics: the number of topics * R: the optimally desired number of repetitions per topic * nmin: the minimum number of students per topic, * nmax: the maximum number of students per topic, * rmin: the minimum number of repetitions per topic, * rmax: the maximum number of repetitions per topic.

For the preference-based assignment, this function returns a list containing:

* n_topics: the number of topics * R: the optimally desired number of repetitions per topic * nmin: the minimum number of students per topic, * nmax: the maximum number of students per topic, * rmin: the minimum number of repetitions per topic, * rmax: the maximum number of repetitions per topic.