How to Create a Custom R Variable

To create your own custom R variable, follow these steps:

On the Variables and Questions tab, right click on a variable and select Insert Variable(s) > R Variable.
Under Properties > R CODE, enter your custom R code.
Click the play button to run the code.
Preview your results on the left pane shaded in the blue columns with input data used shaded in grey. For example:
Set the Variable Base Name (if desired). This is useful if you want to create more than one R variable at a time. You can do this by making the final result of your R code be multiple columns of data (instead of one), which in turn get expanded to multiple variables in the data set automatically.
Add a Question Name at the bottom of the window and click Add R Variable.
Q will select either Text or Number as the Question Type for the variable. You should review the Question Type and change it, if necessary.
OPTIONAL: If the result is binary (1 or 0) or logical (TRUE or FALSE) and you wish to use this variable as a filter, click the F in the Tags column.
OPTIONAL: If the result is numeric and you wish to use this variable as a weight, click the W in the Tags column.

If you are simply referencing a categorical variable in your code, the labels will carry over when the Question Type is set to Pick One. However, you can also select Values and update the labels there: