fctutils (version 0.0.7)

ft_merge_similar: Merge Similar Factor Levels

Description

Merges levels of a factor that are similar based on string distance.

Usage

ft_merge_similar(factor_vec, max_distance = 1, method = "lv")

Value

A factor vector with similar levels merged.

Arguments

factor_vec

A factor vector to modify.

max_distance

A numeric value specifying the maximum string distance for merging levels.

method

The method for computing string distance (default is 'lv' for Levenshtein distance).

Author

Kai Guo

Examples

# Example factor vector
factor_vec <- factor(c('apple', 'appel', 'banana', 'bananna', 'cherry'))

# Merge similar levels
ft_merge_similar(factor_vec, max_distance = 1)