ji.recodelevels.ds: recodes a categorical variable

In datashield/ji.dev.sv: ji.dev.sv

Description

this function recodes levels of a categorical variable with new given labels.

Usage

  ji.recodelevels.ds(xvect, newlabels = NULL)

Arguments

xvect	a factor
newlabels	a string vector with new labels for the levels If newlabels is not specified, the naming of original levels is amended - numbering is added (0_..., 1_..., 2_... etc.)

Value

a factor vector with new labels for levels

Author(s)

Isaeva, J.

Examples

## Not run: 
# load the login data
data(logindata)

# login and assign specific variable(s)
myvar <- list("PM_BMI_CATEGORICAL")
library(opal)
opals <- datashield.login(logins=logindata,assign=TRUE,variables=myvar)

# rename the levels of PM_BMI_CATEGORICAL
datashield.assign(opals, 'bmi_new', quote(ji.recodelevels.ds(D$PM_BMI_CATEGORICAL, newlabels=c('normal', 'overweight', 'obesity'))))

## End(Not run)

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