Hello R Help List, I am an R novice and trying to use the ifelse function to create a new binary variable based off of the responses of two other binary variables; NAs are involved. I pulled it off almost successfully, but when I checked the counts of my new variable for accuracy, I found that a small portion of the NA cases were not being passed through as NAs, but as "0" counts in my new variable. My many attempts at creating a nested ifelse statement that would pass the NAs through properly have not been successful. Any help is greatly appreciated. Here is a MRE:? library(RCurl) data <- getURL("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cbenjamin1821/careertech-ed/master/elsq2wbl.csv") elsq2wbl <- read.csv(text = data) ##Recoding Negative Responses to NA elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] < -3, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NA elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "PSWBL"] < -2, "PSWBL"] <- NA #Labeling categorical variable levels elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB <- factor(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB, levels = c(0,1), labels = c("No","Yes")) elsq2wbl$PSWBL <- factor(elsq2wbl$PSWBL, levels = c(0,1), labels = c("No","Yes")) ##Trying to create a new variable to indicate if the student had a job #related to the college studies that was NOT a WBL experience elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,0) #Cross tab to check counts of two variables that new variable is based upon xtabs(~PSWBL+EVERRELJOB,subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1),addNA=TRUE) #Checking count of newly created variable Q2sub <- subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1) library(plyr) count(Q2sub,'NONWBLRELJOB') #The new variable has the correct count of "1", but 88 cases too many for "0" #The cross tab shows 20 and 68 NA cases that are being incorrectly counted as "0" in the new variable #My other approach at trying to handle the NAs properly-returns an error elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,ifelse(is.na(elsq2wbl$PSWBL)&is.na(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB),NA, ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL!="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB!="Yes",0))) Courtney Benjamin Broome-Tioga BOCES Automotive Technology II Teacher Located at Gault Toyota Doctoral Candidate-Educational Theory & Practice State University of New York at Binghamton cbenjami at btboces.org<mailto:cbenjami at btboces.org> 607-763-8633 [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> On 10 Aug 2017, at 06:54, Courtney Benjamin <cbenjami at BTBOCES.ORG> wrote: > > Hello R Help List, > > I am an R novice and trying to use the ifelse function to create a new binary variable based off of the responses of two other binary variables; NAs are involved. I pulled it off almost successfully, but when I checked the counts of my new variable for accuracy, I found that a small portion of the NA cases were not being passed through as NAs, but as "0" counts in my new variable. My many attempts at creating a nested ifelse statement that would pass the NAs through properly have not been successful. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Here is a MRE:? > > library(RCurl) > data <- getURL("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cbenjamin1821/careertech-ed/master/elsq2wbl.csv") > elsq2wbl <- read.csv(text = data) > > ##Recoding Negative Responses to NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] < -3, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "PSWBL"] < -2, "PSWBL"] <- NA > > #Labeling categorical variable levels > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB <- factor(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB, levels = c(0,1), labels = c("No","Yes")) > elsq2wbl$PSWBL <- factor(elsq2wbl$PSWBL, levels = c(0,1), labels = c("No","Yes")) > > ##Trying to create a new variable to indicate if the student had a job > #related to the college studies that was NOT a WBL experience > elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,0) > > #Cross tab to check counts of two variables that new variable is based upon > xtabs(~PSWBL+EVERRELJOB,subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1),addNA=TRUE) > > #Checking count of newly created variable > Q2sub <- subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1) > library(plyr) > count(Q2sub,'NONWBLRELJOB') > > #The new variable has the correct count of "1", but 88 cases too many for "0" > #The cross tab shows 20 and 68 NA cases that are being incorrectly counted as "0" in the new variable > > #My other approach at trying to handle the NAs properly-returns an error > elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,ifelse(is.na(elsq2wbl$PSWBL)&is.na(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB),NA, > ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL!="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB!="Yes",0))) > > > > Courtney BenjaminI could not follow the question up clearly. But one thing that come across to my sight is that you have values in elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB as below: summary(factor(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB)) -9 -8 -7 -4 -3 0 1 139 459 946 2488 1948 4619 5598 and in fact, you want to set negative values to NA.> ##Recoding Negative Responses to NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] < -3, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NABut after the command, you still have 1948 ?-3' in the variable; summary(factor(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB)) -3 0 1 NA's 1948 4619 5598 4032 So I think, you need to fix the line as follows:> ##Recoding Negative Responses to NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] <= -3, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NAInstead of using ?-2' and ?-3' as threshold to set NA for different variables, why don?t you use ?less than zero? condition as follows? elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] < 0, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NA elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "PSWBL"] < 0, "PSWBL"] <- NA Hence, in both columns (variables), values lower than zero will be NA and you only will have 0, 1 and NA values in the variable as you called ?binary?. _ifelse_ part: You have NA?s in both variables. In this circumstances, consider following ifelse samples (both sides of '&' can be exchanged) ifelse(TRUE & TRUE, 1, 0) # 1 ifelse(TRUE & FALSE, 1, 0) # 0 ifelse(FALSE & FALSE, 1, 0) # 0 ifelse(TRUE & NA, 1, 0) # NA ifelse(FALSE & NA, 1, 0) # 0 according to above, try to create new logic to achieve what you need. In your last neste-ifelse, you forgot to define a value if deepest ifelse statement fails. elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes", 1, ifelse(is.na(elsq2wbl$PSWBL) & is.na(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB), NA, ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL != "No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB != "Yes",0, "Forgotten value"))) Also, please, try to create a _minimal reproducible example_ instead of make us download a big csv file (219 columns x 16197 rows) and try to understand what you are trying to do. :)
Hi see in line> -----Original Message----- > From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Courtney > Benjamin > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:55 AM > To: r-help at r-project.org > Subject: [R] Creating New Variable Using Ifelse > > Hello R Help List, > > I am an R novice and trying to use the ifelse function to create a new binary > variable based off of the responses of two other binary variables; NAs are > involved. I pulled it off almost successfully, but when I checked the counts of > my new variable for accuracy, I found that a small portion of the NA cases were > not being passed through as NAs, but as "0" counts in my new variable. My > many attempts at creating a nested ifelse statement that would pass the NAs > through properly have not been successful. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Here is a MRE:? > > library(RCurl) > data <- > getURL("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cbenjamin1821/careertech- > ed/master/elsq2wbl.csv")Did not work for me probably due to some restriction of data access.> elsq2wbl <- read.csv(text = data) > > ##Recoding Negative Responses to NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] < -3, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "PSWBL"] < -2, "PSWBL"] <- NAIf you wanted recode values below zero to NA you can do this easily without any ifelse> summary(test)mp tepl kryst Min. : 7.11 Min. :100.0 Min. : 21.70 1st Qu.:32.25 1st Qu.:400.0 1st Qu.: 24.15 Median :37.50 Median :500.0 Median : 26.55 Mean :38.44 Mean :485.7 Mean : 42.64 3rd Qu.:44.75 3rd Qu.:600.0 3rd Qu.: 33.62 Max. :76.02 Max. :900.0 Max. :150.00 NA's :3 NA's :6> test[is.na(test)] <- 999 > summary(test)mp tepl kryst Min. : 7.11 Min. :100.0 Min. : 21.70 1st Qu.: 34.27 1st Qu.:400.0 1st Qu.: 25.93 Median : 41.75 Median :500.0 Median : 92.90 Mean :244.28 Mean :485.7 Mean :452.51 3rd Qu.: 70.05 3rd Qu.:600.0 3rd Qu.:999.00 Max. :999.00 Max. :900.0 Max. :999.00> > test[test>900] <- NA > summary(test)mp tepl kryst Min. : 7.11 Min. :100.0 Min. : 21.70 1st Qu.:32.25 1st Qu.:400.0 1st Qu.: 24.15 Median :37.50 Median :500.0 Median : 26.55 Mean :38.44 Mean :485.7 Mean : 42.64 3rd Qu.:44.75 3rd Qu.:600.0 3rd Qu.: 33.62 Max. :76.02 Max. :900.0 Max. :150.00 NA's :3 NA's :6> > #Labeling categorical variable levels > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB <- factor(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB, levels = c(0,1), labels > c("No","Yes")) > elsq2wbl$PSWBL <- factor(elsq2wbl$PSWBL, levels = c(0,1), labels > c("No","Yes")) > > ##Trying to create a new variable to indicate if the student had a job > #related to the college studies that was NOT a WBL experience > elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,0)You can use simple logical functions to get desired result First sample data> a <- sample(c("Y", "N"), 30, replace=TRUE) > b <- sample(c("Y", "N"), 30, replace=TRUE) > (a=="N")*(b=="Y")[1] 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 has 1 only if both conditions are met. and it works with NA values too.> a[c(3,5,8)] <- NA > b[c(3,6,7,8)] <- NA > (a=="N")*(b=="Y")[1] 1 1 NA 0 NA NA NA NA 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 [26] 0 0 0 0 1 Cheers Petr> > #Cross tab to check counts of two variables that new variable is based upon > xtabs(~PSWBL+EVERRELJOB,subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1),add > NA=TRUE) > > #Checking count of newly created variable > Q2sub <- subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1) > library(plyr) > count(Q2sub,'NONWBLRELJOB') > > #The new variable has the correct count of "1", but 88 cases too many for "0" > #The cross tab shows 20 and 68 NA cases that are being incorrectly counted as > "0" in the new variable > > #My other approach at trying to handle the NAs properly-returns an error > elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,ifelse(is.na(elsq2wbl$PSWBL)&is.na(elsq2wbl$ > EVERRELJOB),NA, > > ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL!="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB!="Yes",0))) > > > > Courtney Benjamin > > Broome-Tioga BOCES > > Automotive Technology II Teacher > > Located at Gault Toyota > > Doctoral Candidate-Educational Theory & Practice > > State University of New York at Binghamton > > cbenjami at btboces.org<mailto:cbenjami at btboces.org> > > 607-763-8633 > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.________________________________ Tento e-mail a jak?koliv k n?mu p?ipojen? dokumenty jsou d?v?rn? a jsou ur?eny pouze jeho adres?t?m. 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Thanks very much; with your tips, I was able to get the nested ifelse statement to work properly! Courtney Benjamin ________________________________________ From: PIKAL Petr <petr.pikal at precheza.cz> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:39 AM To: Courtney Benjamin; r-help at r-project.org Subject: RE: Creating New Variable Using Ifelse Hi see in line> -----Original Message----- > From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Courtney > Benjamin > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:55 AM > To: r-help at r-project.org > Subject: [R] Creating New Variable Using Ifelse > > Hello R Help List, > > I am an R novice and trying to use the ifelse function to create a new binary > variable based off of the responses of two other binary variables; NAs are > involved. I pulled it off almost successfully, but when I checked the counts of > my new variable for accuracy, I found that a small portion of the NA cases were > not being passed through as NAs, but as "0" counts in my new variable. My > many attempts at creating a nested ifelse statement that would pass the NAs > through properly have not been successful. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Here is a MRE:? > > library(RCurl) > data <- > getURL("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cbenjamin1821/careertech- > ed/master/elsq2wbl.csv")Did not work for me probably due to some restriction of data access.> elsq2wbl <- read.csv(text = data) > > ##Recoding Negative Responses to NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "EVERRELJOB"] < -3, "EVERRELJOB"] <- NA > elsq2wbl [elsq2wbl[, "PSWBL"] < -2, "PSWBL"] <- NAIf you wanted recode values below zero to NA you can do this easily without any ifelse> summary(test)mp tepl kryst Min. : 7.11 Min. :100.0 Min. : 21.70 1st Qu.:32.25 1st Qu.:400.0 1st Qu.: 24.15 Median :37.50 Median :500.0 Median : 26.55 Mean :38.44 Mean :485.7 Mean : 42.64 3rd Qu.:44.75 3rd Qu.:600.0 3rd Qu.: 33.62 Max. :76.02 Max. :900.0 Max. :150.00 NA's :3 NA's :6> test[is.na(test)] <- 999 > summary(test)mp tepl kryst Min. : 7.11 Min. :100.0 Min. : 21.70 1st Qu.: 34.27 1st Qu.:400.0 1st Qu.: 25.93 Median : 41.75 Median :500.0 Median : 92.90 Mean :244.28 Mean :485.7 Mean :452.51 3rd Qu.: 70.05 3rd Qu.:600.0 3rd Qu.:999.00 Max. :999.00 Max. :900.0 Max. :999.00> > test[test>900] <- NA > summary(test)mp tepl kryst Min. : 7.11 Min. :100.0 Min. : 21.70 1st Qu.:32.25 1st Qu.:400.0 1st Qu.: 24.15 Median :37.50 Median :500.0 Median : 26.55 Mean :38.44 Mean :485.7 Mean : 42.64 3rd Qu.:44.75 3rd Qu.:600.0 3rd Qu.: 33.62 Max. :76.02 Max. :900.0 Max. :150.00 NA's :3 NA's :6> > #Labeling categorical variable levels > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB <- factor(elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB, levels = c(0,1), labels > c("No","Yes")) > elsq2wbl$PSWBL <- factor(elsq2wbl$PSWBL, levels = c(0,1), labels > c("No","Yes")) > > ##Trying to create a new variable to indicate if the student had a job > #related to the college studies that was NOT a WBL experience > elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,0)You can use simple logical functions to get desired result First sample data> a <- sample(c("Y", "N"), 30, replace=TRUE) > b <- sample(c("Y", "N"), 30, replace=TRUE) > (a=="N")*(b=="Y")[1] 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 has 1 only if both conditions are met. and it works with NA values too.> a[c(3,5,8)] <- NA > b[c(3,6,7,8)] <- NA > (a=="N")*(b=="Y")[1] 1 1 NA 0 NA NA NA NA 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 [26] 0 0 0 0 1 Cheers Petr> > #Cross tab to check counts of two variables that new variable is based upon > xtabs(~PSWBL+EVERRELJOB,subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1),add > NA=TRUE) > > #Checking count of newly created variable > Q2sub <- subset(elsq2wbl,BYSCTRL==1&G10COHRT==1) > library(plyr) > count(Q2sub,'NONWBLRELJOB') > > #The new variable has the correct count of "1", but 88 cases too many for "0" > #The cross tab shows 20 and 68 NA cases that are being incorrectly counted as > "0" in the new variable > > #My other approach at trying to handle the NAs properly-returns an error > elsq2wbl$NONWBLRELJOB <- ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL=="No" & > elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB=="Yes",1,ifelse(is.na(elsq2wbl$PSWBL)&is.na(elsq2wbl$ > EVERRELJOB),NA, > > ifelse(elsq2wbl$PSWBL!="No" & elsq2wbl$EVERRELJOB!="Yes",0))) > > > > Courtney Benjamin > > Broome-Tioga BOCES > > Automotive Technology II Teacher > > Located at Gault Toyota > > Doctoral Candidate-Educational Theory & Practice > > State University of New York at Binghamton > > cbenjami at btboces.org<mailto:cbenjami at btboces.org> > > 607-763-8633 > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.________________________________ Tento e-mail a jak?koliv k n?mu p?ipojen? dokumenty jsou d?v?rn? a jsou ur?eny pouze jeho adres?t?m. 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