see ?ifelse

you didn't specify what happens if a value is exactly zero in the dataset
and so i've just bundled it in with the negative case:

x <- rnorm(20, 0, 1)
y<-ifelse(x<=0, 10, 5)

HTH,
Tony Breyal 


cmga20 wrote:
> 
> Hi i am very new to R and I have been trying to change each individual
> piece of data in a data set to 10 if it is below 0 and 5 if it is above 0.
> I know this sounds very easy but i am struggling!!
> 

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