That's because:
> as.numeric(factor(c(0, 1)))
[1] 1 2
The underlying representation of a factor, say `x', is to use integers 1
through nlevels(x). If you do anything that simply convert the factor to
numeric, you just get these codes.
If you create a data frame (instead of simply cbind()ing them together)
you'll retain them as factors.
Andy
From: Ana Patricia Martins>
> Hello,
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> I think this is Sill question but it's happens......
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> am$e_isell <- factor( with( am, ifelse( e_iacc == 1 & C5 == 1, 1,
0)))
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> summary (am$e_isell)
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> 0 1
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> 3966 296
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> (Ok)
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> am$e_isell [4256]
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> [1] 1
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> Levels: 0 1
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> (OK)
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> cbind( am$e_isell[4256], am$C6[4256])
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> [,1] [,2]
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> [1,] "2" "1"
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> (??)
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> cbind( am$e_isell[4256])
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> [,1]
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> [1,] "2"
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> (??)
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> Does anyone understand why this happens?
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> Atenciosamente
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> Ana Patricia Martins
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