Standardize Column Names for Matching

Renames variant column names to standard names expected by matching functions. Creates missing columns as NA if they don't exist.

Usage

standardize_column_names(data)

Arguments

data

Data frame with boat identifier columns

Value

Data frame with standardized column names: registration_number, boat_name, fisher_name

Details

The function handles variant column names from different data sources:

• Registration: vessel_reg_number, boat_reg_no -> registration_number

• Fisher: captain_name, captain -> fisher_name

• Boat name: retained as boat_name

If any of these columns are missing entirely, they are created as NA_character_.