Q: Function to discretize a variable based on a selected...

In sumtxt/datatools: Functions I use a lot when working with data in R

Description

Function to discretize a variable based on a selected quantile

Usage

Q(x, q)

Arguments

x	variable to discretize
q	probability corresponding to quantile

Value

vector with a discretized version of x.

Examples

 x <- runif(100,-1,1)
 y <- x^2 + rnorm(100)
 
 summary( lm(y ~ Q(x,0.25) ) )
 summary( lm(y ~ Q(x,0.75) ) )

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