add comment to predict

Author: jhelvy

R/predict.R

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ predict.logitr <- function(
 formatNewData <- function(object, newdata, obsID) {
   inputs <- object$inputs
   newdata <- as.data.frame(newdata) # tibbles break things
-  newdata <- adjustFactorLevels(object, newdata) # if missing factor levels
+  newdata <- checkFactorLevels(object, newdata)
   recoded <- recodeData(newdata, inputs$pars, inputs$randPars)
   X <- recoded$X
   predictParCheck(object, X) # Check if model pars match those from newdata
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ formatNewData <- function(object, newdata, obsID) {
   return(list(X = X, scalePar = scalePar, obsID = obsID))
 }
 
-adjustFactorLevels <- function(object, newdata) {
+# If some factor levels present in the data used to estimate the model
+# are missing, then they need to be added back into the newdata so that
+# the coefficients are correctly interpreted. This function adds back
+# missing factor levels
+checkFactorLevels <- function(object, newdata) {
   levels_orig <- object$data$factorLevels
   factorLevels <- getFactorLevels(newdata, object$inputs$pars)
   if (length(factorLevels) > 0) {