recode levels of variable

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recodevar(doBy)R Documentation

recode levels of variable

Description

Recodes a variable with levels, say '1','2' to a variable with levels, say 'a', 'b'

Usage

recodevar(var, src, tgt)

Arguments

var The variable to be recoded
src The source levels: the present levels of var
tgt The target levels: the new levels of var

Value

A new variable

Examples

 x <- c("dec","jan","feb","mar","apr","may")
 src1 <- list(c("dec","jan","feb"), c("mar","apr","may"))
 tgt1 <- list("winter","spring")
 recodevar(x,src=src1,tgt=tgt1)

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