Re: [R] Problem with ifelse statement

un...@r-project.org] Im Auftrag von Mark Na Gesendet: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:33 PM An: r-help@r-project.org Betreff: [R] Problem with ifelse statement Hi R-helpers, I am trying to use this ifelse statement to recode a variable: > data$SOCIAL_STATUS<-ifelse(data$SOCIAL_STATUS=="B&qu

Re: [R] Problem with ifelse statement

Notice what happens in your 'ifelse': any row that does not meet the condition is changed to "B"; that is probably not what you were expecting. You probably want: data$SOCIAL_STATUS<-ifelse(data$SOCIAL_STATUS=="B" & data$MALE>4, "C", data$SOCIAL_STATUS) so you leave the others unchanged. On Tu

[R] Problem with ifelse statement

Hi R-helpers, I am trying to use this ifelse statement to recode a variable: > data$SOCIAL_STATUS<-ifelse(data$SOCIAL_STATUS=="B" & data$MALE>4, "C", "B") (i.e., if social status is B and there are more than 4 males, then recode social status to C; otherwise, leave it B) But, it's not working. S