[R] SAS-like method of recoding variables?

[David Winsemius]

On Jun 22, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Mark Na wrote:

> Dear R-helpers,
>
> I am helping a SAS user run some analyses in R that she cannot do in
> SAS and she is complaining about R's peculiar (to her!) way of
> recoding variables. In particular, she is wondering if there is an R
> package that allows this kind of SAS recoding:
>
> IF TYPE='TRUCK' and count=12 THEN VEHICLES=TRUCK+((CAR+BIKE)/2.2);

?ifelse


>
> Thanks for any help or suggestions you might be able to provide!
>
> Mark Na
>
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David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT