You'll never figure it out if you don't "play around" with your data.
Assuming you have been able to import the data, a good place to start is to look at what tools you have available. Check out this: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Short-refcard.pdf check out things like ?which ?max ?unique You have 2 choices, hope that someone hands you a solution, or fiddle around until you become proficient. Good luck. sujitha wrote: > > Hi group, > I am trying to right a code to do the following > This is how the test file looks like: > Chr start end sample1 sample2 > chr2 9896633 9896683 0 0 > chr2 9896639 9896690 0 0 > chr2 14314039 14314098 0 -0.35 > chr2 14404467 14404502 0 -0.35 > chr2 14421718 14421777 -0.43 -0.35 > chr2 16031710 16031769 -0.43 -0.35 > chr2 16036178 16036237 -0.43 -0.35 > chr2 16048665 16048724 -0.43 -0.35 > chr2 37491676 37491735 0 0 > chr2 37702947 37703009 0 0 > > Now I want to summarize the values like > Sample Chr Start End Values Probes > 1 chr2 9896633 14404502 0 4 > 1 chr2 14421718 16048724 -0.43 4 > 1 chr2 37491676 37703001 0 2 > 2 chr2 9896633 9896690 0 2 > 2 chr2 14314039 16048724 -0.35 6 > 2 chr2 37491676 37703009 0 2 > > Here the start for the first line would be the least value until values > are similiar (4) then the end would be highest value. The values is the > unique value among the common values. > Can I get some ideas or suggestions to perform this because I am new to > hard core program in R? > waiting for your suggestions, > Thanks, > suji > -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/R-functions-tp3816748p3816844.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.