limits-class {RGeostats}

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Class "limits" characteristics

Description

This class contains the description of the limiting transformation used to convert a continuous into a categorical variable. This class is composed of a set of classes, each class corresponds to the lower and the upper bounds (both excluded). If classes overlap, the last definition prevails.

Objects from the Class

Objects can be created by calls of the form new("limits", ...). Limits

Slots

nclass:

Object of class "numeric" Number of classes or categories

incmini:

Object of class "numeric" Vector giving the inclusive/exclusive flags for lower bounds for each class or category

incmaxi:

Object of class "numeric" Vector giving the inclusive/exclusive flags for upper bounds for each class or category

bounds:

Object of class "matrix" List with the two vectors containing the minimum and maximum bounds for each class or category

Methods

[

limits$parameter is used to query the value of parameter from limits:

• nclass : Number of classes or categories

• bounds : List giving the bounds

[<-

Same as above but for assignment

\$

limits[ib,i] returns the value of the ib (1 for minimum and 2 for maximum) for class i

\$<-

Same as above but for assignment

show

limits.print

print

limits.print

See Also

Other functions are available, such as:

• limits.input Define the limits interactively

Examples

showClass("limits")

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