Re: [R] understanding how R determines numbers and characters when creating a data frame

Alan Smith wrote: Hello R Users and Developers, I have a basic question about how R works. Over the past few years I have struggled when I try to generate a new data frame that I believe should contain numeric data in some columns and character data in others only to find everything converted t

Re: [R] understanding how R determines numbers and characters when creating a data frame

[R] understanding how R determines numbers and characters when > creating a data frame > > Hello R Users and Developers, > > I have a basic question about how R works. Over the past few years I > have > struggled when I try to generate a new data frame that I believe should

[R] understanding how R determines numbers and characters when creating a data frame

Hello R Users and Developers, I have a basic question about how R works. Over the past few years I have struggled when I try to generate a new data frame that I believe should contain numeric data in some columns and character data in others only to find everything converted to character data. Is