[R] bad STATA dataset import, how to change value labels

[David Winsemius]

On Dec 6, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Edoardo Prestianni wrote:

> Excuse the inaccuracy, the warning is "value label missing". the same variable is considered as factor (w/ values ranging from a to b) in one dataset, as int in another. I want it to be a factor in both.

So, you are importing two different Stata formatted files an in only one of them is the warning being emitted?

> 
> I think I am missing a package, the output is. 
> 
> Error in head(dfrm[, "variable"]) : object 'dfrm' not found

My intent was for you to substitute the name of your dataframe for the token `dfrm`.

head(yourDataObject[, "yourVariableNameInQuotes"])

-- 
David.

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> 2014-12-07 3:14 GMT+01:00 David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>:
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> On Dec 6, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Edoardo Prestianni wrote:
> 
> > hello,
> >
> > I have imported a couple of .dta datasets, but a variable, instead of being
> > labeled as factor (w/ values ranging from a to b) is labeled as integer.
> >
> > How can I fix this? I am sorry if it is a rookie question but I don't find
> > the command googling.
> 
> What "command"?
> 
> The word "labeled" is not an R term unless on is talking about the labels of factor variables in which case there is no problem. Factors have mode integer.
> 
> Post the results of dput(head( dfrm[ , "varname"]))
> 
> --
> David.
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> > Thanks everyone for their help,
> >
> > --
> > Edoardo Prestianni
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> David Winsemius
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> -- 
> Edoardo Prestianni

David Winsemius
Alameda, CA, USA