[R] as.numeric question

Dear all, Is there a way of keeping the actual information in a factor when converting it to numeric? Example: What I want: as.numeric(factor(5:10)) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 How R works: as.numeric(factor(5:10)) #R example on 'as.numeric' [1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thank you very much. Paulo

Re: [R] as.numeric question

On 4/27/2006 5:24 PM, Paulo Brando wrote: Dear all, Is there a way of keeping the actual information in a factor when converting it to numeric? Example: What I want: as.numeric(factor(5:10)) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 How R works: as.numeric(factor(5:10)) #R example on