R question. Using lappy on a data.frame and creating new variables w/ output.

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Hello,

I have 13 quantitative variables in a data.frame (called 'UNCA').

The variables are named q01_a, q01_b, ...q01_m.

I want to create 13 new variables that have the same values but are coded as a factor.

I would like to name these 13 new variables q01_a.F, q01_b.F, ...q01_m.F.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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