[R] Help with matrix manipulation

[Robin Hankin]

Hi

two solutions, your best option depends on the level
of generality you need.


(i)


M[M< -4] <- -4
M[M > 3] <- 3


(ii)

M <- pmax(pmin(M,3),-4)




HTH

rksh


On 28 Jul 2006, at 07:44, Kartik Pappu wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a square (a x a) matrix with values in a range. For example:
>
>       [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
> [1,]   -5   -1    3   -4
> [2,]   -4    0    4   -3
> [3,]   -3    1    5   -2
> [4,]   -2    2   -5   -1
>
> I want to take any number smaller than -4 (in this example -5) and
> replace it with -4 and similarly take any number greater than 3 (in
> this case 4 and 5) and replace it with 3. The other numbers (and the
> overall structure of the matrix should remain unchanged.
>
> Seems like something that would use an "if a<b then c else d" kind of
> logic, but I cannot figure out how to manipulate the entire matrix.
>
> Thanks much
>
> Kartik
>
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