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How to remove partial string after a special character in R?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 12-Aug-2020 09:51:38

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Sometimes we don’t require the whole string to proceed with the analysis, especially when it complicates the analysis or making no sense. In such type of situations, the part of string which we feel that is not necessary can be removed from the complete string. For example, suppose we have ... Read More

How to convert a string in an R data frame to NA?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 12-Aug-2020 09:42:56

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We often see mistakes in data collection processes and these mistakes might lead to incorrect results of the research. When the data is collected with mistakes, it makes the job of analyst difficult. One of the situations, that shows the data has mistakes is getting strings in place of numerical ... Read More

How to combine two vectors by separating with different special characters in R?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 12-Aug-2020 09:33:49

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The combination of two vectors is used for many purposes such as performing two-way ANOVA, presenting data table, or making visual representation of the data. The combinations can be created with many special characters in R by using paste and rep function.ExampleConsider the below vectors Class and Names.> Class Class ... Read More

How to convert data frame values to a vector by rows in R?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 12-Aug-2020 07:26:11

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Data can be supplied to us in any form but it is possible that it is not the appropriate one that should be used for analysis. Sometimes data is recorded in a data frame but we might need it as a vector. In such type of situation, we have to ... Read More

How to deal with error “$ operator is invalid for atomic vectors” in R?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 12-Aug-2020 07:20:15

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This error occurs because $ operator is not designed to access vector elements. If we use $ operator to access the vector elements then R does not understand it and consider it invalid, therefore, we must be very careful about where we should use $ operator. It happens when we ... Read More

How to write strings with new lines in R?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 11-Aug-2020 14:35:54

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While writing the string vectors, we get them in a single line but we might want to represent strings in different lines especially in cases where each of the value of the string vector has a different meaning. This is helpful to the programmer as well as to any other ... Read More

How to check whether a vector contains an NA value or not in R?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 11-Aug-2020 14:34:24

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An NA value in R represents “Not Available” that means missing value. If a vector has even one NA value then the calculations for that vector becomes a little difficult because we will either have to remove that NA, replace it or neglect it during the calculations. To do any ... Read More

How to move a column from other position to first position in an R data frame?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 11-Aug-2020 14:31:05

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A column’s position in an R data frame is crucial specially when we are dealing with a large data set. As the first column appears first, it becomes necessary that we should have columns of the data frame in an order that helps us to look at the important columns ... Read More

How to select random elements from an R vector?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 11-Aug-2020 14:26:06

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Random selection of elements from a R vector ensures the unbiased selection because while doing the random selection, each of the elements of the vector gets an equal probability of being selected by the random selection procedure specifically the simple random sampling selection procedure. To select, one or more elements ... Read More

How to change a column in an R data frame with some conditions?

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Siddiqui

Updated on 11-Aug-2020 14:07:43

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Sometimes, the column value of a particular column has some relation with another column and we might need to change the value of that particular column based on some conditions. We need to make this change to check how the change in the values of a column can make an ... Read More

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