MESS (version 0.5.7)

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)

Arguments

x

A factor

Value

Returns a numeric vector of the same length as x

Details

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

Examples

# NOT RUN {
f <- factor(c(1,2,1,3,2,1,2,3,1))
fac2num(f)

# }