改变因子水平次序 relevel()函数

问题

你想要改变因子水平出现的次序。

方案

R中有两种不同类型的因子变量:有序和无序。比如{小,中,大}和{钢笔,橡皮擦,铅笔}。对于绝大多数分析而言,一个因子变量是有序还是无序的不重要。如果因子是有序的,那么这个因子水平的特定次序是重要的(小<中<大)。如果因子是无序的,那么因子水平同样会以一定的顺序出现,但这仅仅为了方便而已(钢笔,橡皮擦,铅笔) - 但有时它是重要的,例如它会觉得结果如何输出,图形元素如何展示。
一种改变因子次序的方式是对因子使用factor()函数并且直接指定它们的次序。下面这个例子中,ordered()函数可以替换factor()函数。
下面是这个例子的数据:

# 创建一个错误次序的因子

sizes <- factor(c("small", "large", "large", "small", "medium"))
sizes
#> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
#> Levels: large medium small

因子水平被显式地指定:

sizes <- factor(sizes, levels = c("small", "medium", "large"))
sizes
#> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
#> Levels: small medium large

我们同样可以对有序因子这样操作:

sizes <- ordered(c("small", "large", "large", "small", "medium"))
sizes <- ordered(sizes, levels = c("small", "medium", "large"))
sizes
#> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
#> Levels: small < medium < large

另一种方式是使用relevel()函数在列表中制作一个特定水平(这对有序因子不起作用)。

# 创建错误次序的因子

    sizes <- factor(c("small", "large", "large", "small", "medium"))
    sizes
    #> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
    #> Levels: large medium small

# 使得 medium 排最前面

    sizes <- relevel(sizes, "medium")
    sizes
    #> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
    #> Levels: medium large small

# 使得 small 排最前面

    sizes <- relevel(sizes, "small")
    sizes
    #> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
    #> Levels: small medium large

当因子创建时,我们可以指定合适的顺序。

sizes <- factor(c("small", "large", "large", "small", "medium"),
                levels = c("small", "medium", "large"))
sizes
#> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
#> Levels: small medium large

反转因子水平次序。

# 创建错误次序的因子

sizes <- factor(c("small", "large", "large", "small", "medium"))
sizes
#> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
#> Levels: large medium small

sizes <- factor(sizes, levels=rev(levels(sizes)))
sizes
#> [1] small  large  large  small  medium
#> Levels: small medium large

原文链接:http://www.cookbook-r.com/Manipulating_data/Changing_the_order_of_levels_of_a_factor/

作者:王诗翔
链接:https://www.jianshu.com/p/87ae057ae557
来源:简书
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