Resolved: How to recode a range of values (numeric) into a factor variable?

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Question:

I want to recode a variable that has values from 1 to 10 (numeric) into a factor variable of 5 values. I’m using the command dplyr::recode, but it is not working. I know how to do it with the cut function or case_when, but i want to know if there is a way to do it with the recode function.
I’m trying this code but is showing an error:
The output shows this:
I tried to use drop_na(), but is not working. I also tried to use the argument “.default = NA” and “.missing = NA” but it says that is an unused argument. If someone can help me it would be great. Thanks a lot.

Best Answer:

recode() will only help you if your input is a factor variable already. Use cut() to convert numerical values into factor levels.
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