Category Archives: 8. Getting started – data

Getting started – revision of dataframe input, new on looking at data type

This post assumes that you have read and worked through examples in previous posts concerning: 1. how to read in .csv files as dataframes; 2. data structure basics, including discussion of vectors, matrices, and dataframes. We will be working with … Continue reading

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Getting started – basics: vectors and matrices; creating them; manipulating them; referring to specific elements in them

We looked previously at data structures like vectors, and data types or modes, as in numeric, character string or logical. I’ll recap some of the previous post on vectors and then move on to talking about data structures like matrices … Continue reading

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Getting started – recapping basics, adding foundational knowledge

This post assumes that you have installed R and R-studio, see here and here if not. Getting started with data analysis can require a shift in mind-set. Home base for most people is a spreadsheet Most people find it difficult to … Continue reading

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