changeCategoryID: Change the id of a category for a categorical variable
Description
Changes the id of a category from an existing value to a new one. The
variable can be a categorical, categorical array, or multiple response
variable. The category changed will have the same numeric value and missing
status as before. The one exception to this is if the numeric value is the
same as the id, then the new numeric value will be the same as the new id.
Usage
changeCategoryID(variable, from, to)
Value
variable with category from and all associated data values mapped
to id to
Arguments
variable
the variable in a crunch dataset that will be changed (note:
the variable must be categorical, categorical array, or multiple response)
from
the (old) id identifying the category you want to change
to
the (new) id for the category
Details
It is highly recommended to disable any exclusion filter before using
changeCategoryID, especially if it is being called multiple times in quick
succession (e.g. as part of an automated script). If a problematic exclusion
is encountered changeCategoryID will attempt to disable and re-enable the
exclusion, but that process will be repeated for every call made which could
have adverse consequences (not to mention slow down processing time).