Try this: split(delta,cut(delta, breaks=c(0,2,4,7,10,max(delta)),include.lowest=T)) $"[0,2]" [1] 0.0 1.4 2.0 2.0 $"(2,4]" [1] 2.3 2.3 $"(4,7]" [1] 4.5 6.4 $"(7,10]" [1] 8.9 7.4 $"(10,12.4]" [1] 12.4 11.5 "Peter B. Mandeville" <mandevip at uaslp.mx>@stat.math.ethz.ch on 06/24/2002 13:11:41 Sent by: owner-r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch cc: Subject: [R] code optimization I have a function "eval.delta" which does what I want but isn't very elegant. I have consulted the R documents, MASS, and S Programming. Is there a practical way to optimize the code? Thank you very much. Peter B. Function: eval.delta <- function(delta){ cat("VALUES\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j] <= 2){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- delta[j] } cat("<= 2 (no credible evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>2 & delta[j] <= 4){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- delta[j] } cat("> 2 y <= 4 (weak evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>4 & delta[j] <= 7){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- delta[j] } cat("> 4 y <= 7 (definite evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>7 & delta[j] <= 10){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- delta[j] } cat("> 7 y <= 10 (strong evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>10){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- delta[j] } cat("> 10 (very strong evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") cat("\nMODELS\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j] <= 2){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- j } cat("<= 2 (no credible evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>2 & delta[j] <= 4){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- j } cat("> 2 y <= 4 (weak evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>4 & delta[j] <= 7){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- j } cat("> 4 y <= 7 (definite evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>7 & delta[j] <= 10){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- j } cat("> 7 y <= 10 (strong evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") vlr <- NULL k <- 0 for(j in 1:length(delta)) if(delta[j]>10){ k <- k+1 vlr[k] <- j } cat("> 10 (very strong evidence)\t",k,"\t",vlr,"\n") } Data: > delta <- c(0,1.4,2.3,4.5,2.3,8.9,12.4,6.4,7.4,11.5,2,2) Function Call and Output: > eval.delta(delta) VALUES <= 2 (no credible evidence) 4 0 1.4 2 2 > 2 y <= 4 (weak evidence) 2 2.3 2.3 > 4 y <= 7 (definite evidence) 2 4.5 6.4 > 7 y <= 10 (strong evidence) 2 8.9 7.4 > 10 (very strong evidence) 2 12.4 11.5 MODELS <= 2 (no credible evidence) 4 1 2 11 12 > 2 y <= 4 (weak evidence) 2 3 5 > 4 y <= 7 (definite evidence) 2 4 8 > 7 y <= 10 (strong evidence) 2 6 9 > 10 (very strong evidence) 2 7 10 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. -.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _._._ -- NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic mail transmission is intended by Convergys Corporation for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or otherwise confidential. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in error, please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply email or by telephone (collect), so that the sender's address records can be corrected. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._