[R] convert numeric variables to factor

[Saif Tauheed]

Thank you very much.

After that I have the following error:

cols<- c("GrMM", "RELG", "CASTE1", "SECTOR", "SECTOR4","AGE", "MARITAL", "JOBSTATUS", "ENG", "EDU", "PARENT_EDU", "MASSMEDIA_F", "MASSMEDIA_M", "HomeComputer", "HomeInternet") 
> for (I in cols) {data.frame[,i]= as.factor(data.frame[,i])}


Error in sort.list(y) : 'x' must be atomic for 'sort.list'
Have you called ‘sort’ on a list?






> On 10-Apr-2018, at 3:12 PM, Eric Berger <ericjberger using gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You are missing a comma between "MARITAL" and "JOBSTATUS".
> 
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 10:27 AM, Saif Tauheed <saif.tauheed using gmail.com <mailto:saif.tauheed using gmail.com>> wrote:
> I run this command for converting the numerical variable into factor. However, I get the following error message.
> 
> > cols<- c(“GrMM", "RELG", "CASTE1", "SECTOR", "SECTOR4","AGE", "MARITAL" "JOBSTATUS", "ENG", "EDU", "PARENT_EDU", "MASSMEDIA_F", "MASSMEDIA_M", "HomeComputer", "HomeInternet") for (i in cols) {data.frame[,i]= as.factor(data.frame[,i])}
> 
> 
> Error: unexpected string constant in “cols<- c(“GrMM", "RELG", "CASTE1", "SECTOR", "SECTOR4","AGE", "MARITAL" "JOBSTATUS""
> 
> Please help.
> 
> Regards
> Afzal
> 
> 
> > On 10-Apr-2018, at 12:14 AM, Rui Barradas <ruipbarradas using sapo.pt <mailto:ruipbarradas using sapo.pt>> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Though Bert's and David's answers are what you should do, note that some R functions that need factors will coerce their input variables when necessary.
> > Have you tried to run the code you haven't posted without coercing to factor? It might run...
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Rui Barradas
> >
> > On 4/9/2018 6:11 PM, David L Carlson wrote:
> >> Try the help files:
> >> ?factor
> >> ----------------------------------------
> >> David L Carlson
> >> Department of Anthropology
> >> Texas A&M University
> >> College Station, TX 77843-4352
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: R-help <r-help-bounces using r-project.org <mailto:r-help-bounces using r-project.org>> On Behalf Of Saif Tauheed
> >> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 11:29 AM
> >> To: r-help using r-project.org <mailto:r-help using r-project.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [R] convert numeric variables to factor
> >> Dear Sir,
> >> I have xlsx data set which I have imported to R studio. Now some of the variables are defined as numeric but I want define them as factor variable so that I run classification algorithm in R.
> >> Please to covert the variables.
> >> Thanks and Regards
> >> Abu Afzal
> >> PhD Eco
> >> JNU
> >> India
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