In this post we will learn how to replace NAs, i.e. missing values with zeros in data frame in R. With tidyr's replace_na() function, we can replace NAs in specific columns of a dataframe to zero or any other specific value. We will start with learning how to use replace_na() … [Read more...] about How to replace NAs with zero in a dataframe
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tidyr unite(): combine multiple columns into one
In this tutorial, we will learn how to use unite() function in tidyr package to combine multiple columns into a single column. By combining , we mean to concatenate the values of two or more columns separated by a delimiter like underscore. We will start with combining two … [Read more...] about tidyr unite(): combine multiple columns into one
How to convert a matrix to a tidy table
In this tutorial, we will learn how to convert a data matrix to tidy long table. We will use tidyr's pivot_longer() function to reshape the matrix into a tidy table. First, let us start with loading the tidyverse suit of packages. Create a simulated data matrix … [Read more...] about How to convert a matrix to a tidy table
pivot_longer on dataframe with single row
In this tutorial, we will see an example of using pivot_longer() function to reshape, a dataframe with a single row, from wide form to long tidy form. Sometimes you might have a dataframe with just one long row and it is useful to reshape into longer format. We will start … [Read more...] about pivot_longer on dataframe with single row
How to Separate a Column into Multiple Rows in R: Hint tidyr’s spearate_row()
In this tutorial, we will learn how to separate a column with multiple elements separated by a delimiter into different rows. We will use tidy's separate_rows() function first to separate a column with comma separated elements. And then show how to use separate_rows() on multiple … [Read more...] about How to Separate a Column into Multiple Rows in R: Hint tidyr’s spearate_row()