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Dimitri Joe

2005-Nov-27 00:52 UTC

[R] creating a factor from other factors and ifelse

Hi,

Given
> sec98 <- factor(rep(1:2,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
> sec99 <- factor(rep(2:1,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
>    sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor( c( rep(1,3), rep(2,3) ), labels=c("A",
"B"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))

We get
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  2 NA  2  1  2  1
[1] "integer"

I wonder why sec1 as above defined  in not a factor, since it has been 
created from (logical operations and) factors. Of course, one could do
> sec1 <- factor(sec1, labels=levels(sec99))
but this would be a problem if I had (as I actually do) sec99 and sec00 
instead defined as
> sec99 <- factor(c(1,2,3,2,3,3), labels=c("A", "B",
"C"))
>   sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor(c(4,1,1,2,4,2), labels=c("A", "B",
"D"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
    # because> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,
>        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))
    # gives us> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  1 NA  3  2  3  3
[1] "integer"

now it's hard to tell where each "3" in sec1 means "C"
or "D". What I
actually wanted was
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  A <NA>  C  B  D  C
[1] "factor"

Any suggestions on how to do it in a simple way will be welcome.
Thanks,
Dimitri

dimitrijoe@ipea.gov.br

2005-Nov-27 01:54 UTC

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[R] creating a factor from other factors and ifelse

Hi,

Given
> sec98 <- factor(rep(1:2,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
> sec99 <- factor(rep(2:1,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
>    sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor( c( rep(1,3), rep(2,3) ), labels=c("A",
"B"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))

We get
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  2 NA  2  1  2  1
[1] "integer"

I wonder why sec1 as above defined  in not a factor, since it has been 
created from (logical operations and) factors. Of course, one could do
> sec1 <- factor(sec1, labels=levels(sec99))
but this would be a problem if I had (as I actually do) sec99 and sec00 
instead defined as
> sec99 <- factor(c(1,2,3,2,3,3), labels=c("A", "B",
"C"))
>   sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor(c(4,1,1,2,4,2), labels=c("A", "B",
"D"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
    # because> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,
>        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))
    # gives us> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  1 NA  3  2  3  3
[1] "integer"

now it's hard to tell where each "3" in sec1 means "C"
or "D". What I
actually wanted was
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  A <NA>  C  B  D  C
[1] "factor"

Any suggestions on how to do it in a simple way will be welcome.
Thanks,
Dimitri

dimitrijoe@ipea.gov.br

2005-Nov-27 01:56 UTC

head link

[R] creating a factor from other factors and ifelse

Hi,

Given
> sec98 <- factor(rep(1:2,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
> sec99 <- factor(rep(2:1,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
>    sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor( c( rep(1,3), rep(2,3) ), labels=c("A",
"B"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))

We get
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  2 NA  2  1  2  1
[1] "integer"

I wonder why sec1 as above defined  in not a factor, since it has been 
created from (logical operations and) factors. Of course, one could do
> sec1 <- factor(sec1, labels=levels(sec99))
but this would be a problem if I had (as I actually do) sec99 and sec00 
instead defined as
> sec99 <- factor(c(1,2,3,2,3,3), labels=c("A", "B",
"C"))
>   sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor(c(4,1,1,2,4,2), labels=c("A", "B",
"D"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
    # because> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,
>        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))
    # gives us> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  1 NA  3  2  3  3
[1] "integer"

now it's hard to tell where each "3" in sec1 means "C"
or "D". What I
actually wanted was
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  A <NA>  C  B  D  C
[1] "factor"

Any suggestions on how to do it in a simple way will be welcome.
Thanks,
Dimitri

dimitrijoe@ipea.gov.br

2005-Nov-27 01:57 UTC

head link

[R] creating a factor from other factors and ifelse

Hi,

Given
> sec98 <- factor(rep(1:2,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
> sec99 <- factor(rep(2:1,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
>    sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor( c( rep(1,3), rep(2,3) ), labels=c("A",
"B"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))

We get
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  2 NA  2  1  2  1
[1] "integer"

I wonder why sec1 as above defined  in not a factor, since it has been 
created from (logical operations and) factors. Of course, one could do
> sec1 <- factor(sec1, labels=levels(sec99))
but this would be a problem if I had (as I actually do) sec99 and sec00 
instead defined as
> sec99 <- factor(c(1,2,3,2,3,3), labels=c("A", "B",
"C"))
>   sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor(c(4,1,1,2,4,2), labels=c("A", "B",
"D"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
    # because> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,
>        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))
    # gives us> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  1 NA  3  2  3  3
[1] "integer"

now it's hard to tell where each "3" in sec1 means "C"
or "D". What I
actually wanted was
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  A <NA>  C  B  D  C
[1] "factor"

Any suggestions on how to do it in a simple way will be welcome.
Thanks,
Dimitri

dimitrijoe@ipea.gov.br

2005-Nov-27 01:58 UTC

head link

[R] creating a factor from other factors and ifelse

Hi,

Given
> sec98 <- factor(rep(1:2,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
> sec99 <- factor(rep(2:1,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
>    sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor( c( rep(1,3), rep(2,3) ), labels=c("A",
"B"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))

We get
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  2 NA  2  1  2  1
[1] "integer"

I wonder why sec1 as above defined  in not a factor, since it has been 
created from (logical operations and) factors. Of course, one could do
> sec1 <- factor(sec1, labels=levels(sec99))
but this would be a problem if I had (as I actually do) sec99 and sec00 
instead defined as
> sec99 <- factor(c(1,2,3,2,3,3), labels=c("A", "B",
"C"))
>   sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor(c(4,1,1,2,4,2), labels=c("A", "B",
"D"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
    # because> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,
>        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))
    # gives us> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  1 NA  3  2  3  3
[1] "integer"

now it's hard to tell where each "3" in sec1 means "C"
or "D". What I
actually wanted was
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  A <NA>  C  B  D  C
[1] "factor"

Any suggestions on how to do it in a simple way will be welcome.
Thanks,
Dimitri

dimitrijoe@ipea.gov.br

2005-Nov-27 02:00 UTC

head link

[R] creating a factor from other factors and ifelse

Hi,

Given
> sec98 <- factor(rep(1:2,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
> sec99 <- factor(rep(2:1,3), labels=c("A", "B"))
>    sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor( c( rep(1,3), rep(2,3) ), labels=c("A",
"B"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))

We get
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  2 NA  2  1  2  1
[1] "integer"

I wonder why sec1 as above defined  in not a factor, since it has been 
created from (logical operations and) factors. Of course, one could do
> sec1 <- factor(sec1, labels=levels(sec99))
but this would be a problem if I had (as I actually do) sec99 and sec00 
instead defined as
> sec99 <- factor(c(1,2,3,2,3,3), labels=c("A", "B",
"C"))
>   sec99[c(2,5)] <- NA
> sec00 <- factor(c(4,1,1,2,4,2), labels=c("A", "B",
"D"))
>    sec00[c(2,4)] <- NA
    # because> sec1 <- ifelse(!is.na(sec99), sec99,
>        ifelse(!is.na(sec00), sec00, NA ))
    # gives us> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  1 NA  3  2  3  3
[1] "integer"

now it's hard to tell where each "3" in sec1 means "C"
or "D". What I
actually wanted was
> sec1; class(sec1)[1]  A <NA>  C  B  D  C
[1] "factor"

Any suggestions on how to do it in a simple way will be welcome.
Thanks,
Dimitri

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