as.ordered()
function in R Language takes an unordered factor as argument and converts it into an ordered factor.
Syntax: as.ordered(factor)
Parameters:
factor: Unordered Factor to be converted
Example 1:
# Creating a vector x< - c( "North" , "North" , "East" , "West" )
# Converting vector into factor Directions < - factor(x)
# Using as.ordered() Function # to order an unordered factor as.ordered(Directions) |
Output:
[1] North North East West Levels: East < North < West
Example 2:
# creating vector size size = c( "small" , "large" , "large" , "small" ,
"medium" , "large" , "medium" , "medium" )
sizes < - ordered(c( "small" , "large" , "large" ,
"small" , "medium" ))
# Using as.ordered() Function # to order an unordered factor as.ordered(sizes) |
Output:
[1] small large large small medium Levels: large < medium < small
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