bin_numeric_variable: Convert a numeric variable to a discrete one

In kueckelj/confuns: Convenience Functions

Convert a numeric variable to a discrete one

Description

A wrapper around dplyr::ntile() to bin a numeric feature into a discrete one.

Usage

bin_numeric_variable(df, num_variable, discr_variable, n_bins)

Arguments

df	A data.frame containing at least the numeric variable specified in num_variable.
num_variable	Character value. The name of the numeric variable that you want to convert.
discr_variable	Character value. The name the new discrete variable wil have.
n_bins	Numeric value. The number of bins you want to distribute the values of num_variable to. Given to argument n of dplyr::ntile().

Value

The data.frame specified in data with the additional discrete variable.

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