Creating a variable with if statement

Hi... I'm struggling with this for hours...

Suppose there is a column vector X:

1

5

7

8

9

4

2

.

.

.

and I would like to create another vector, Y, such that X < 6 but keep the order:

1

5

missing

missing

missing

missing

4

2

.

.

.

Please help. Thank you!

Answer 1

[madhan ravi]

y = num2cell(x);
y(x>6) = {'missing'}

[JB]

Thank you so much!!!

Answer 2

[jmac]

Just eliminate the entries you don't want: y=x; y(y>=6)=[];

Or, if you want to maintain the size and class (vector), NaN: y=x; y(y>=6)=NaN;

[madhan ravi]

Nope not true , you remove the elements. There’s a difference between missing and removing.

[jmac]

Just providing a JB with a couple more options.

[madhan ravi]

Joao not a problem;), didn’t mean it in a rude way. Thought it was OP but then realised it’s a different person, sorry! And Ofcourse you’re edited answer is the way to go.

[JB]

Thank you as well!