transf.data_English: Transforms categorical data in the dataset into binary data.

In MVar: Multivariate Analysis

Transforms categorical data in the dataset into binary data.

Description

A function that converts categorical data in a database into dummy data, that is, binary data.

Usage

transf.data(data)

Arguments

data	Numerical and categorical data.

Value

trf.data

Returns the numeric data with the categorical data converted to binary.

Author(s)

Paulo Cesar Ossani

Examples

data <- data.frame(
  C1 = c("A", "B", "A", "C", "B", "C", "A"),
  X1 = c(12, 15, 18, 14, 20, 17, 22),
  C2 = c("Sim", "Não", "Sim", "Não", "Sim", "Sim", "Não"),
  X2 = c(3.5, 4.2, 5.1, 3.8, 6.0, 4.7, 6.5),
  C3 = c("Baixo", "Médio", "Alto", "Baixo",
         "Alto", "Médio", "Alto")
)

transf.data(data) 

MVar documentation built on Oct. 21, 2026, 1:07 a.m.