We convert categorical variables into factors to ensure that R treats them

Why do we convert categorical variables into factor? Which function is used in r to perform the same?

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We convert categorical variables into factors to ensure that R treats them as discrete values, rather than converting them to character strings. In R, the function for converting a variable to a factor is `as.factor()`.

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