[R] convert numeric variables to factor

[William Dunlap]

Or use cut():

> Num <- c(2.2, 2.4, 3.5, 5, 7)
> cut(Num, breaks=c(0,2,4,6), labels=c("Low","Medium","High"))
[1] Medium Medium Medium High   <NA>
Levels: Low Medium High


Bill Dunlap
TIBCO Software
wdunlap tibco.com

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com> wrote:

> Just cast it!
>
> ?factor
> Bert Gunter
>
> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
> and sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 9:28 AM, Saif Tauheed <saif.tauheed using gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > I have xlsx data set which I have imported to R studio. Now some of the
> variables are defined as numeric but I want define them as factor variable
> so that I run classification algorithm in R.
> >
> > Please to covert the variables.
> >
> > Thanks and Regards
> >
> > Abu Afzal
> > PhD Eco
> > JNU
> > India
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