Learning R
MODULE 3 Summary
baseR-V2016.2 - Data Management and Manipulation using R
Tested on R versions 3.0.X through 3.3.1
Last update: 15 August 2016
Summary
The manipulation of data in R - which is essentially limitless - represents the power of R. This Module explores commonly applied types of data manipulation used in ecological studies.
Topics in Module 3 that dealt with data manipulation in R included:
- 4.1 Mathematical and logical operators, and functions
- 4.2 New variables in R
- 4.3 Subsetting data
- 4.4 Splitting data
- 4.5 Data control structures and conditionals
- 4.6 Merging
- 4.7 Sorting, ranking, and ordering
- 4.8 Looping in R
- 4.9 Functions in R