quant.cut: Transform a quantitative variable into a qualitative variable

In juba/questionr: Functions to Make Surveys Processing Easier

Transform a quantitative variable into a qualitative variable

Description

This function transforms a quantitative variable into a qualitative one by breaking it into classes with the same frequencies.

Usage

quant.cut(var, nbclass, include.lowest = TRUE, right = FALSE, dig.lab = 5, ...)

Arguments

var	variable to transform
nbclass	number of classes
include.lowest	argument passed to the cut function
right	argument passed to the cut function
dig.lab	argument passed to the cut function
...	arguments passed to the cut function

Details

This is just a simple wrapper around the cut and quantile functions.

Value

The result is a factor.

See Also

cut, quantile

Examples

data(iris)
sepal.width3cl <- quant.cut(iris$Sepal.Width,3)
table(sepal.width3cl)

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