replace_by_table: Replace by table

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Replace by table

Description

Use a codes table to recode variable. Might be useful for translation of labels, for example.

Usage

replace_by_table(
  variable = all.data$cntry,
  lookup.table = recodes2,
  matching.column = "cntry",
  replacement.column = "",
  save.levels.order = T
)

Arguments

variable	Variable to recode.
lookup.table	Data frame with (at least) two columns named in line with the following arguments: 'matching.column' and 'replacement.column'
matching.column	Character. Lookup table's column of containing (pattern) values simiar to ones in 'variable'
replacement.column	Character. Lookup table's column containing substitution values.
save.levels.order	Logical. If the level order should follow the matching.column's levels order.

Examples

library(readxl)
codes <- read_excel("countryCodes.xls", 1)
replace_by_table(mydata$var1, codes, "iso2c", "full.country.names")

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