[R] recode data according to quantile breaks

Dear R-List, I would like to recode my data according to quantile breaks, i.e. all data within the range of 0%-25% should get a 1, 25%-50% a 2 etc. Is there a nice way to do this with all columns in a dataframe. e.g. df-

Re: [R] recode data according to quantile breaks

Hi Alain, The following should get you started: apply(df[,-1], 2, function(x) cut(x, breaks = quantile(x), include.lowest = TRUE, labels = 1:4)) Check ?cut and ?apply for more information. HTH, Jorge.- On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:01 PM, D. Alain wrote: Dear R-List, I would like to recode

Re: [R] recode data according to quantile breaks

: D. Alain dialva...@yahoo.de To: Mailinglist R-Project r-help@r-project.org Cc: Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 5:01 AM Subject: [R] recode data according to quantile breaks Dear R-List, I would like to recode my data according to quantile breaks, i.e. all data within the range of 0%-25