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% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
% Please edit documentation in R/blots.R
\name{make.blots}
\alias{make.blots}
\title{Creates a \code{blots} argument}
\usage{
make.blots(data, blocks = make.blocks(data))
}
\arguments{
\item{data}{A \code{data.frame} with the source data}
\item{blocks}{An optional specification for blocks of variables in
the rows. The default assigns each variable in its own block.}
}
\value{
A matrix
}
\description{
This helper function creates a valid \code{blots} object. The
\code{blots} object is an argument to the \code{mice} function.
The name \code{blots} is a contraction of blocks-dots.
Through \code{blots}, the user can specify any additional
arguments that are specifically passed down to the lowest level
imputation function.
}
\examples{
make.predictorMatrix(nhanes)
make.blots(nhanes, blocks = name.blocks(c("age", "hyp"), "xxx"))
}
\seealso{
\code{\link{make.blocks}}
}
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