Reference

Use these pages when you get stuck

Published

June 6, 2026

This is the guide’s reference section. These pages are not meant to be read in order β€” you jump here when you have a specific question in the middle of an analysis.

Page Use it when you want to…
Functions: overview look up a single function β€” what does filter(), collect(), %>%, left_join() do? Each function explained from scratch.
Format tables translate codes to text (municipality numbers, education and employment codes) with DST’s SAS format files.
DST pitfalls check the 10 errors that most often cost time and produce uninformative error messages.
Register reference find the confirmed column names, types and join keys for each register.
Tip

Know the function or register name? Open the relevant page and use Ctrl+F (Windows) / Cmd+F (Mac) to search directly.


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