Variable Name Audit
Check proposed names against an explicit lowercase naming convention and detect rename collisions.
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Audit proposed column names against a stated convention before changing an analysis dataset. The defaults are fictional; use one name per line, at most 200 names.
Calculation results
3 of 4 names need review.
| Entered | Suggestion | Review |
|---|---|---|
| age_years | age_years | Passes this convention |
| Blood Pressure | blood_pressure | Convention mismatch; Suggestion collision |
| blood-pressure | blood_pressure | Convention mismatch; Suggestion collision |
| 2visit | v_2visit | Convention mismatch |
Assumptions and limits
This project convention requires 1–32 ASCII characters, starting with a lowercase letter and continuing with lowercase letters, digits or underscores. It is not a universal software standard and does not check every language’s reserved words. Suggestions trim whitespace, lowercase, replace nonmatching runs with underscores, prefix v_ when needed, and truncate at 32 characters. Duplicate suggestions require manual resolution. Names do not validate meaning, units, missing-value codes or confidentiality. Do not paste patient identifiers or sensitive field names; use fictional headers. Nothing is renamed automatically.
R naming rules (different from this project convention) · Read the practical guide