Numeric, text, and categorical variables can be cast to one another by
assigning them a new "type". This modifes the storage of the data on the
server and should only be done in narrow circumstances, as in when importing
data from a different file format has resulted in incorrect types being
specified.
Usage
## S3 method for class 'CrunchVariable':
type(x)
## S3 method for class 'CrunchVariable':
type(x) <- value
Arguments
x
a Variable
value
For the setter, a character value in c("numeric", "text",
"categorical")
Value
Getter returns character; setter returns x duly modified.