[R] Recoding variable levels in R

[David Barron]

Use the recode function in the car package.

David

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From: "Stuart Leask" <stuart.leask at nottingham.ac.uk>
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Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: [R] Recoding variable levels in R


> Hi there. When I wished to recode two variables in SPSS, I could use the
> command RECODE:
>
> recode VAR1 VAR2 VAR3 etc. (1=0) (2=1) (3,MISSING=SYSMIS) (else=0).
>
> In R, I can 'hand-crank' each variable (using ifelse, or if the data is in
a
> matrix by logical tests, or no doubt numerous other methods) one variable
> and one level at a time, but is there a more general function available?
>
> Stuart
>
> Dr Stuart Leask MA MRCPsych, Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry
> University of Nottingham Dept of Psychiatry, Duncan Macmillan House
> Porchester Road, Nottingham. NG3 6AA. UK
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