fct_collapse: Collapse factor levels into manually defined groups

In forcats: Tools for Working with Categorical Variables (Factors)

Collapse factor levels into manually defined groups

Description

Collapse factor levels into manually defined groups

Usage

fct_collapse(.f, ..., other_level = NULL, group_other = "DEPRECATED")

Arguments

.f	A factor (or character vector).
...	<dynamic-dots> A series of named character vectors. The levels in each vector will be replaced with the name.
other_level	Value of level used for "other" values. Always placed at end of levels.
group_other	Deprecated. Replace all levels not named in ... with "Other"?

Examples

fct_count(gss_cat$partyid)

partyid2 <- fct_collapse(gss_cat$partyid,
  missing = c("No answer", "Don't know"),
  other = "Other party",
  rep = c("Strong republican", "Not str republican"),
  ind = c("Ind,near rep", "Independent", "Ind,near dem"),
  dem = c("Not str democrat", "Strong democrat")
)
fct_count(partyid2)

forcats documentation built on Feb. 16, 2023, 8:57 p.m.