MESS (version 0.5.12)

fac2num: Convert factor to numeric vector

Description

Converts the factor labels to numeric values and returns the factor as a numeric vector

Usage

fac2num(x)

Value

Returns a numeric vector of the same length as x

Arguments

x

A factor

Author

Claus Ekstrom

Details

Returns a vector of numeric values. Elements in the input factor that cannot be converted to numeric will produce NA.

Examples

f <- factor(c(1,2,1,3,2,1,2,3,1))
fac2num(f)