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--- r:data_structures [2019/09/19 18:03] – [Mode: Physical Type] hkimscil
+++ r:data_structures [2019/09/19 18:16] (current) – [Creating a Factor (Categorical Variable)] hkimscil
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 Grouping: This is a technique for labeling or tagging your data items according to their group. See the Introduction to Chapter 6.
+<code>> A <- c(1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4,4,2,1,2,3,3)
+> A
+ [1] 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 3
+> str(A)
+ num [1:14] 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 ...
+> fA <- factor(A)
+> fA
+ [1] 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 3
+Levels: 1 2 3 4
+> str(fA)
+ Factor w/ 4 levels "1","2","3","4": 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 ...
+>
+</code>
 ===== Data Frames =====
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 [1] 11 12 13 14 15 16
 </code>
-<WRAP box help>The above code is very useful. But, sometimes the recycling rule is very annoying. How would I avoid it?
-</WRAP>
 ====== Creating a Factor (Categorical Variable) ======
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 <code>> f <- factor(wday, c("Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri")) # c(...) part means "levels" not data
-> f
+> f  # note that there is no Fri in the below output.
  [1] Wed Thu Mon Wed Thu Thu Thu Tue Thu Tue
 Levels: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri