Data Frames in R
Explore the structure and features of data frames in R to efficiently manage and analyze data. Learn to create data frames from vectors, matrices, and lists, enhancing your ability to clean and organize data for analysis.
Characteristics of data frames
A data frame is a fundamental data structure commonly utilized in data analysis.
Data frames are two-dimensional structures that are composed of rows and columns. All columns have the same number of rows and vice versa. The rows and columns identify uniquely, which enables us to address each value.
The array of unique row names/numbers is referred to as the index, while missing values are expressed as NA by default.
Data frames can include different data types with the condition that all elements in one column must be of the same type.
We can manipulate data and do various types of ...