I'm trying to convert data from character to numeric.
I've imported data as a csv file, I'm assuming that the import is a
database - are all the columns in a database considered "vectors" and that
they can be operated on individually
Therefore I've tried the following
mydata <- as.numeric(mydata$apples)
when i then look at mydata again the named column is still in "character"
format
if i do mydata2 <- as.numeric(mydata$apples)
the new object mydata2 is empty.
Am i missing something about the structure of R?
alina
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