Re: [R] Using factor variables with overlapping categories

2012-11-28 Thread Jean V Adams
Andrew, Interesting issue. My tack would be to define an age key that incorporates all of the different cut-points that are used in your data tables. Then, with the use of some simple functions, you can test which factors are "nested" within other factors, and you can broaden those categorie

[R] Using factor variables with overlapping categories

2012-11-27 Thread andrewH
ear folks – I have a question, though it is more of a logic- or a good practices-question than a programming question per se. I am working with data from the American Community Survey summary file. It is mainly categorical count data. Currently I am working with about 40 tables covering about 35