Hello, I would like to write a function that makes a grouping variable for
some panel data . The grouping variable is made conditional on the begin
year and the end year. Here is the code I have written so far.
name <- c(rep('Frank',5), rep('Tony',5), rep('Edward',5));
begin <- c(seq(1990,1994), seq(1991,1995), seq(1992,1996));
end <- c(seq(1995,1999), seq(1995,1999), seq(1996,2000));
df <- data.frame(name, begin, end);
df;
#This is the part I am stuck on;
makegroup <- function(x,y) {
group <- 0
if (x <= 1990 & y > 1990) {group==1}
if (x <= 1991 & y > 1991) {group==2}
if (x <= 1992 & y > 1992) {group==3}
return(x,y)
}
makegroup(df$begin,df$end);
#I am looking for output where each observation belongs to a group
conditional on the begin year and end year. I would also like to use a for
loop for programming accuracy as well;
Thank you! Geoff
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