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, that you only recode one variable at a time, and
that you recode the variable outside the data frame and then return it
to the data frame.
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While it is not difficult to recode variables, the process is prone to
human error. Thus, we recommend that before altering the data, you
save your existing data frame using the procedures described
in Section , that you only recode one variable at a time, and
that you recode the variable outside the data frame and then return it
to the data frame.
To extract the variable you wish to recode, type:
> var <- data$var1 # Copies `var1' from `data', creating `var'.Do not sort the extracted variable or delete observations from it. If you do, the 4#4 th observation in var will no longer match the 4#4 th observation in data.
To replace the variable or generate a new variable in the data frame, type:
> data$var1 <- var # Replace `var1' in `data' with `var'. > data$new.var <- var # Generate `new.var' in `data' using `var'.
To remove a variable from a data frame (rather than replacing one variable with another):
> data$var1 <- NULL