Hello, I have a data set that includes a predictor variable "wind direction". This variable is in degrees with 0=North. I've put this predictor into a linear model and its coefficient is far from significant.
I was thinking about converting this variable into 8 factors "north" "northwest" "west" and on around to see if that helps. If I add 360 to every entry I know that anything from 337.5 to 382.5 would be "north", anything from 382.51 to 427.5 would be "northwest", etc... I'm fairly new to R and I can assign labels to values in a vector but I can't seem to figure out how to assign a label to a value if it falls between a sequence of numbers. If anyone has input for me I would be very grateful. Thank you Will -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/convert-wind-direction-from-degrees-to-basic-compass-directions-tp3008773p3008773.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
