1. Add "head" and "tail" to R base. Patrick Burns has these: http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/public.html#genutil
Very handy functions for checking data manipulation.
How about we just add these to a package available on CRAN? How about we just make a package of the Burns Statistics functions? There are already .Rd files...
This sounds suspiciously like an editorial "we".
I do have plans of a package of Burns Statistics functions, but haven't
got around to it yet. However, I do agree with Kevin that "head" and
"tail" are good candidates for base (though I'm not sure it would be
number 1 on my wishlist). "head" and especially "tail" have value in
programming as well as interactive use, which I think is a stronger
argument for inclusion in base than just being handy interactively.
Patrick Burns
Burns Statistics [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44 (0)20 8525 0696 http://www.burns-stat.com (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
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