[R] ifelse help

[Jeff Newmiller]

You failed to tell us any of: the actual code you used, the data you were working with, or the actual error you got. Your "pseudo-code" looks okay to me, so I suggest you read the Posting Guide and try again. (Anything other than a complete reproducible example of your problem is unlikely to elicit useful responses. Pseudo-code is definitely "other".)
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Jeff <r at jp.pair.com> wrote:

>
>I'm sure this is easy, but I'm new to R and can't find any example of 
>the following.
>
>Here's what I'm trying to do in pseudo-code.
>
>data$newvar <- ifelse(data$oldvar1 == 8, 1,data$oldvar2)
>
>In other words, if the existing variable equals 8, then the new 
>variable should equal 1, otherwise the new variable should equal the 
>value of another existing variable.
>
>I've tried to follow the examples given on the web and in the R 
>manuals, and each time I get errors or unexpected values.
>
>Thanks
>
>Jeff
>
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