Ferdinand Alimadhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> lm(dep ~ as.factor(WKDY)
>
> but if you want WKDYs as character you can make the appropriate changes
> in your dataset
>
> > days<-c("mon","tue","wed","thu","fri","sat","sun")
> > for(i in 1:7)
> + D$WKDY[D$WKDY==i]<-days[[i]]
>
> suppossing that D is your dataframe
Come on...
factor(WKDY, labels=days)
If you insist on a character result, take as.character(), or just
days[WKDY]
> HTH
>
> Spencer Jones wrote:
>
> >All,
> >
> >I am trying to include a day of week variable (1-7) in in a regression
> >model. I would like to have the day of week treated as a categorical
> >variable rather than a number
> >
> >the code looks like
> >
> >lm( dep ~ WKDY)
> >
> >I know this is a basic question, but help would be appreciated
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >spencer
> >
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