replace a double in a array with a string BUT in specific Columns?

Suppose the matrix is

A = [ 0.5 2 3 2.5 1 1
      0.6 1 2 2.4 2 3
      0.2 2 3 2.3 3 2]

My question is to replace 1 with so-so, 2 with Bad and 3 with good in 2nd and 3rd columns, and 1 with so-so, 2 with Bad and 3 with good in 5th and 6th column. I try to use num2cell, but cannot find out the way.

The output looks like this:

 A = [ 0.5 bad   good  2.5 so-so so-so
       0.6 so-so bad   2.4 bad   good
       0.2 bad   good  2.3 good  bad]

Answer 1

[madhan ravi]

>> AA = string([ 0.5 2 3 2.5 1 1
        0.6 1 2 2.4 2 3
        0.2 2 3 2.3 3 2])
    A = strrep(AA(:,[2 3 5 6]),'1','so-so');
    A = strrep(A(:,1:4),'2','bad');
    A = strrep(A(:,1:4),'3','good');
    AA(:,[2 3 5 6])=A;
   A=AA

AA = 

    3×6 string array

      "0.5"    "2"    "3"    "2.5"    "1"    "1"
      "0.6"    "1"    "2"    "2.4"    "2"    "3"
      "0.2"    "2"    "3"    "2.3"    "3"    "2"

A = 

    3×6 string array

      "0.5"    "bad"      "good"    "2.5"    "so-so"    "so-so"
      "0.6"    "so-so"    "bad"     "2.4"    "bad"      "good" 
      "0.2"    "bad"      "good"    "2.3"    "good"     "bad"  

>> 

[madhan ravi]

Give an example of your desired output instead of description

[madhan ravi]

I can't see your comment for some reason

[Yufei Cao]

thanks in advance. I update the question.

[madhan ravi]

See my answer

[Yufei Cao]

it works well. thanks

[madhan ravi]

Anytime :)