On 07-03-2012, at 12:09, RMSOPS wrote:
> Good Day,
>
> I have a small question, I think it is simple to solve,
>
> I have a column with the following records
>
> name
> saucer
> cup
> tea
> saucer
> saucer
>
I assume that name is a column header. Otherwise the following makes no sense.
> what is the quickest way to create a new column codes
> 1
> 1
> 3
> 1
> 1
I assume that the second 1 here is actually intended to be a 2.
Maybe:
as.numeric(factor(x,levels=(c("saucer","cup","tea"))))
Berend
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