cutToNgrp: Cut numeric vector to n groups (ie convert to factor)

In wrMisc: Analyze Experimental High-Throughput (Omics) Data

Cut numeric vector to n groups (ie convert to factor)

Description

cutToNgrp is a more elaborate version of cut for cutting a the content of a numeric vector 'x' into a given number of groups, taken from the length of 'lev'. Besides, this function provides the group borders/limits for convention use with legends.

Usage

cutToNgrp(x, lev, NAuse = FALSE, callFrom = NULL)

Arguments

x	numeric vector
lev	(character or numeric), the length of this argument tells the number of groups to be used for cutting
NAuse	(logical) include NAs as separate group
callFrom	(character) for better tracking of use of functions

Value

list with $grouped telling which element of 'x' goes in which group and $legTxt with gourp-borders for convenient use with legends

See Also

cut

Examples

set.seed(2019); dat <- runif(30) +(1:30)/2
cutToNgrp(dat,1:5)
plot(dat,col=(1:5)[as.numeric(cutToNgrp(dat,1:5)$grouped)])

wrMisc documentation built on Nov. 17, 2023, 5:09 p.m.