Hi, Given matrix A of 4 cols.
1 a 0 4 1 b 5 8 2 a 0 3 2 b 4 7 I have another matrix B of 3 cols. How to assign (a or b) to the rows such that in each row its 1st value must match the 1st col. of A, 2nd and 3rd values must lie between 3rd and 4rd cols (inclusive) of A 1 2 3 -> a 2 4 5 -> b 2 0 3 -> a 1 7 8 -> b [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.