cut_directions: Directional binning

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Directional binning

Description

Cuts direction vector into directional bins

Usage

cut_directions(directions, n_bins = 8, labels = NULL)

Arguments

directions	vector of directions to be binned, in degree, 0° being the North.
n_bins	number of bins, default: 8 sectors.
labels	optional character vector giving the sectors names.

Value

a factor vector the same size as directions with the values binned into sectors.

Examples

# Example usage and demonstration
set.seed(123)
directions <- runif(20, 0, 360)

# Test with different numbers of bins
cat("Original directions:\n")
print(round(directions, 1))

cat("\n8 bins (default):\n")
bins_8 <- cut_directions(directions, n_bins = 8)
print(bins_8)

cat("\n4 bins:\n")
bins_4 <- cut_directions(directions, n_bins = 4)
print(bins_4)

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