[R] Efficient Binning

[Jeff Newmiller]

?cut

cut( 0.51, boundaries )

You can also use as.integer to convert the resulting factor to an integer. 
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On July 14, 2017 7:10:59 AM PDT, Dan Abner <dan.abner99 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have a situation where I have 16 bins. I generate a random number and
>then want to know which bin number the random number falls in. Right
>now, I
>am using a serious of 16 if() else {} statements which get very
>complicated
>with the embedded curly braces. Is there a more efficient (i.e.,
>easier)
>way to go about this?
>
>
>boundaries<-(0:16)/16
>rand<-runif(1)
>
>Which bin number (1:16) does rand fall in?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan
>
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