Re: [R] Converting column of strings to boolean

Thanks all. I will give them all a go and let you know the outcome. kind regards -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Converting-column-of-strings-to-boolean-tp4656739p4656774.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _

[R] Converting column of strings to boolean

Hi I'm trying to convert a column of strings (nominal types) to a set of boolean / binary / logical values. For example, in the column there is red, blue, green and yellow. There are 100 rows and each has a colour. I want to convert the column to 4 columns: red, blue, green,yellow and then either