Hi First of all you shall change your dataset structure to list. It will help you in future.
> > HI, > > Need help in calling the dynamic variables > > I have 2 datasets . FIrst one(mdata) is having the metadata and second > one(dataset) has got the data. > > sample > *mdata * > Variable (header) > > attribute1 > attribute2 > attribute3 > attribute4 > > *dataset * > > attribute1 attribute2 attribute3 attribute4 > > 1 3 34 12 > 3 45 1 09 > 34 22 12 12 > 56 6 16 77 > ...................... > so i have written a forloop > > > code : i want to find the mean for each attribites > > for( i in mdata$vairable) > { > print (mean(dataset$i) # wants to call i value In cycle you shall use different kind of subsetting. print (mean(dataset[,i])) Regards Petr > } > > > please help in regard. > > THanks, > Santosh > > -- > View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Calling- > Dynamic-Variables-names-tp4514820p4514820.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. ______________________________________________ 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.