ft_merge_similar: Merge Similar Factor Levels

In fctutils: Advanced Factor Manipulation Utilities

Merge Similar Factor Levels

Description

Merges levels of a factor that are similar based on string distance.

Usage

ft_merge_similar(factor_vec, max_distance = 1, method = "lv")

Arguments

factor_vec	A factor vector to modify.
max_distance	A numeric value specifying the maximum string distance for merging levels.
method	The method for computing string distance (default is 'lv' for Levenshtein distance).

Value

A factor vector with similar levels merged.

Author(s)

Kai Guo

Examples

# Example factor vector
factor_vec <- factor(c('apple', 'appel', 'banana', 'bananna', 'cherry'))

# Merge similar levels
ft_merge_similar(factor_vec, max_distance = 1)

fctutils documentation built on Oct. 1, 2024, 1:07 a.m.