binning: Perform binning over numeric data

In rattle: Graphical User Interface for Data Science in R

Perform binning over numeric data

Description

Perform binning.

Usage

binning(x, bins=4, method=c("quantile", "wtd.quantile", "kmeans"),
                     labels=NULL, ordered=TRUE, weights=NULL)

Arguments

x	the numeric data to bin.
bins	the number of bins to use.
method	whether to use "quantile", weighted quantile "wtd.quantile" or "kmeans" binning.
labels	the labels or names to use for each of the bins.
ordered	whether to build an ordered factor or not.
weights	vector of numeric weights for each observation for weighted quantile binning.

Details

Bin the provided nmeric data into the specified number of bins using one of the supported methods. The bins will have the names specified by labels, if supplied. The result can optionally be an ordered factor.

Value

A factor is returned.

Author(s)

Daniele Medri and Graham Williams

References

Package home page: https://rattle.togaware.com

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