[R] Recode issue

[Ista Zahn]

Hi Nikhil,
The problem is that your initial "as.factor(0)" causes x to have
values of  "1" : "20" instead of 1 : 20. There are two possible
solutions:

1)
> library(car)
> x <- 1:20
> y <- as.factor(recode(x, " 1:5='A'; 6:10='B'; 11:15='C'; 16:20='D' "))
> y
 [1] A A A A A B B B B B C C C C C D D D D D
Levels: A B C D

2)
> x <- as.factor(1:20)
> y <- recode(x, " c('1','2','3','4','5')='A'; c('6','7','8','9','10')='B'; c('11','12','13','14','15')='C'; c('16','17','18','19','20')='D' ")
> y
 [1] A A A A A B B B B B C C C C C D D D D D
Levels: A B C D

Solution 1 requires a lot less typing...

-Ista


On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Nikhil Kaza <nkaza at unc.edu> wrote:
> I am having trouble with the recode function  that is provided in the CAR
> package. I trying to create a new factors based on existing factors.
>
> E.g.
>
>>x <- as.factor(1:20)
>>y <- recode(x, " 1:5='A'; 6:10='B'; 11:15='C'; 16:20='D' ")
>>y
>
> [1] A A A A A 6 7 8 9 A A A A A A A A A A A
> Levels: 6 7 8 9 A
>
> Could someone point to me, my error? Thanks
>
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Ista Zahn
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