Converts margins, between the winner of a race and the horses behind, from lengths into seconds
conv_margins(btn_l, cum_l = TRUE, win_time = NULL, conditions = NULL)| param | details |
|---|---|
| btn_l | beaten lengths (numeric) |
| cum_l | indicates whether btn_l is cumulative, default TRUE |
| win_time | winners time, optional param, if entered the function returns individual times for each runner |
| conditions | race conditions that influence the BHA lengths per second scale to be used |
As default, the lengths per second scale used is the US convention of 5 lengths per second. However, if the race was run under the jurisdiciton of the BHA, then entering an abbreviation of the races’ conditions will apply the lengths per second scale employed by the BHA. See also bha_ls and bhascale
btn_l <- c(0, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 1.5)
conv_margins(btn_l = btn_l)## [1] 0.00 0.04 0.10 0.20 0.30conv_margins(btn_l = btn_l, cum_l = FALSE)## [1] 0.00 0.04 0.14 0.34 0.64conv_margins(btn_l = btn_l, win_time = 59)## [1] 59.00 59.04 59.10 59.20 59.30conv_margins(btn_l = btn_l, win_time = 59, conditions = "f-gq")## [1] 59.00 59.03 59.08 59.17 59.25