factor_to_dummy {turner}

Create a dummy matrix from the elements in a factor

Description

Create a dummy matrix based on the elements of a factor. Each column in the produced matrix is a dummy indicator.

Usage

  factor_to_dummy(afactor)

Arguments

afactor

a factor (preferably of vectors)

Value

A matrix of dummy variables

Author(s)

Gaston Sanchez

See Also

vector_to_dummy, list_to_dummy

Examples

# let's say you have a list like this
some_factor = iris$Species[c(1:3,51:53,101:103)]

# get dummy matrix
factor_to_dummy(some_factor)