[R] Classification by range

[jim holtman]

?findInterval

> subjEnglish<-sample(-1:100,studentNumbers,replace=TRUE);
> grade <- c(-Inf, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 100)  # grade break points
> let <- c("U", "F", "D", "C", "B", "A", "A+")[findInterval(subjEnglish, grade)]
> cbind(subjEnglish, let)
      subjEnglish let
 [1,] "77"        "B"
 [2,] "93"        "A"
 [3,] "52"        "D"
 [4,] "19"        "U"
 [5,] "91"        "A"
 [6,] "99"        "A"
 [7,] "33"        "U"
 [8,] "83"        "A"
 [9,] "20"        "U"
[10,] "5"         "U"
>


On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Ajay Askoolum <aa2e72e at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Given
>
> studentNumbers<-10;
>
> subjEnglish<-sample(-1:100,studentNumbers,replace=TRUE);
>
> when subEnglish <=0, 'U'
>                         <=39, 'F'
>                         <=49 'D'
>                         <=59, 'C'
>                         <=69, 'B'
>                         <=79,'A'
>                         <=100 'A+'
> I can solve this using a series of 'if' 'else' statements. I am looking for a simple expression that will give the letter classification for every element of subEnglish.
>
>
> Is there on?
>
> Thanks.
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