vector_to_dummy: Create a dummy matrix from the elements in a vector
In turner: Turn vectors and lists of vectors into indexed structures

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) See Also Examples

Create a dummy matrix based on the elements of a vector. Each column in the produced matrix is a dummy indicator.

1	vector_to_dummy(avector)

avector

a numeric vector

A matrix of dummy variables

Gaston Sanchez

list_to_dummy, factor_to_dummy

# let's say you have a list like this
num_vec = c(2, 3, 1, 4)

# get dummy matrix
vector_to_dummy(num_vec)

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      [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
 [1,]    1    0    0    0
 [2,]    1    0    0    0
 [3,]    0    1    0    0
 [4,]    0    1    0    0
 [5,]    0    1    0    0
 [6,]    0    0    1    0
 [7,]    0    0    0    1
 [8,]    0    0    0    1
 [9,]    0    0    0    1
[10,]    0    0    0    1