Hi Nicole,
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Nicole Ford <nicole.f...@me.com> wrote:
> hello, all.
>
> in my previous research, i have always used existing data. i am trying
> something new as an exploratory exercise and have never create my own
> variable form scratch.
>
> essentially, i am creating a variable for party affiliation.
>
> here is an example.
>
> var =party.
>
> levels= democrat, republican, other.
>
> respondents will indicate which category they fall under.
>
> for the sake of ease, i will use small data as an example.
>
> i was thinking the levels would need to be created first-
>
> dem <- c(1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0)
>
> rep <- c(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0)
>
> other <- c(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
>
> then, i could do:
>
> party <-cbind(den, rep, other)
I don't really understand what you're trying to do. At this point you have
dem rep other
[1,] 1 1 1
[2,] 1 1 0
[3,] 1 1 0
[4,] 1 0 0
[5,] 0 0 0
[6,] 0 0 0
[7,] 0 0 0
[8,] 0 0 0
so observation 1 is a dem, rep, and other, and observation 8 is none
of these. Doesn't really make sense to me.
>
> par1 <-factor(party)
>
> this is where i am getting stuck... any thoughts would be appreciated.
Start with a clear idea of what the resulting data should look like.
Best,
Ista
>
> i promise this isn't homework. i am trying to understand how i would go
> about creating variables if i choose to go in this direction in the future...
> and work out the kinks now.
>
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