[R] creating a list of dataframes

I am iterating through multiple files and storing dataframes in a list. I want to perform calculations on these dataframes. How would I go about doing this? I do: num_files<- list.files() list = c() for(x in num_files) { frame = read.table(x) list = c(list, assign(paste("frame",x),frame)) } For e

Re: [R] creating a list of dataframes

1) You have redefined the command list which creates lists - not a great idea. 2) See lapply; for example. Try something like: list.of.df <- lapply(list.of.filenames,read.csv) list.of.results <- lapply(list.of.df,your.application.function) Regards, David -- View this message in context: http: