bruceR (version 2023.9)

RECODE: Recode a variable.

Description

A wrapper of car::recode().

Usage

RECODE(var, recodes)

Value

A vector of recoded variable.

Arguments

var

Variable (numeric, character, or factor).

recodes

A character string definine the rule of recoding. e.g., "lo:1=0; c(2,3)=1; 4=2; 5:hi=3; else=999"

Examples

d = data.table(var=c(NA, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
added(d, {
  var.new = RECODE(var, "lo:1=0; c(2,3)=1; 4=2; 5:hi=3; else=999")
})
d