[R] Recoding a variable

[Peter Dalgaard]

John Fox wrote:
> Dear Spencer,
>
> In addition to the approaches already suggested, there is the recode() 
> function in the car package.
>
Or this way:

levels(ftpain) <- list(
        none="none",
        intermediate=c("mild", "medium"),
        severe="severe")

Or this (not quite as general):

levels(ftpain) <- c("none", "intermediate", "intermediate", "severe")

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