Irucka, What is the code that you are using that results in a character matrix? What does the character matrix look like? If your matrix is called m, submit the following code and share the results with us.
m[1:6, ] as.numeric(m[1:6, ]) Jean iembry <iruc...@mail2world.com> wrote on 11/27/2012 11:35:15 PM: > > Hi, how are you? > > I have 1000 total columns with 100 rows and I have shown 4 columns of 100 > rows below. I want the zeros to be read in as numerical or integer values > rather than a character. Right now I have a 100x0 character matrix rather > than a 100x1000 double matrix. > > What do I need to do to read in a .csv spreadsheet with counting the zeros > as a numerical or integer value? > > Thank-you. > > Irucka Embry > > > 0 0 0 0 > 0.16387 0.60612 0.87705 0.83798 > 0.32774 1.2122 1.7541 1.676 > 0.4916 1.8184 2.6312 2.5139 > 0.65547 2.4245 3.5082 3.3519 > 0.81934 3.0306 4.3853 4.1899 > 0.98321 3.6367 5.2623 5.0279 > 1.1471 4.2429 6.1394 5.8659 > 1.3109 4.849 7.0164 6.7038 > 1.4748 5.4551 7.8935 7.5418 > 1.6387 6.0612 8.7705 8.3798 > 1.8026 6.6673 9.6476 9.2178 > 1.9664 7.2735 10.525 10.056 > 2.1303 7.8796 11.402 10.894 > 2.2942 8.4857 12.279 11.732 > 2.458 9.0918 13.156 12.57 > 2.6219 9.6979 14.033 13.408 > 2.7858 10.304 14.91 14.246 > 2.9496 10.91 15.787 15.084 > 3.1135 11.516 16.664 15.922 > 3.2774 12.122 17.541 16.76 > 3.4412 12.729 18.418 17.598 > 3.6051 13.335 19.295 18.436 > 3.769 13.941 20.172 19.274 > 3.9328 14.547 21.049 20.112 > 4.0967 15.153 21.926 20.95 > 4.2606 15.759 22.803 21.788 > 4.4244 16.365 23.68 22.625 > 4.5883 16.971 24.557 23.463 > 4.7522 17.578 25.434 24.301 > 4.916 18.184 26.312 25.139 > 5.0799 18.79 27.189 25.977 > 5.2438 19.396 28.066 26.815 > 5.4077 20.002 28.943 27.653 > 5.5715 20.608 29.82 28.491 > 5.7354 21.214 30.697 29.329 > 5.8993 21.82 31.574 30.167 > 6.0631 22.426 32.451 31.005 > 6.227 23.033 33.328 31.843 > 6.3909 23.639 34.205 32.681 > 6.5547 24.245 35.082 33.519 > 6.7186 24.851 35.959 34.357 > 6.8825 25.457 36.836 35.195 > 7.0463 26.063 37.713 36.033 > 7.2102 26.669 38.59 36.871 > 7.3741 27.275 39.467 37.709 > 7.5379 27.882 40.344 38.547 > 7.7018 28.488 41.221 39.385 > 7.8657 29.094 42.098 40.223 > 8.0295 29.7 42.976 41.061 > 8.1934 30.306 43.853 41.899 > 8.1115 30.003 43.414 41.48 > 8.0295 29.7 42.976 41.061 > 7.9476 29.397 42.537 40.642 > 7.8657 29.094 42.098 40.223 > 7.7837 28.791 41.66 39.804 > 7.7018 28.488 41.221 39.385 > 7.6199 28.185 40.783 38.966 > 7.5379 27.882 40.344 38.547 > 7.456 27.579 39.906 38.128 > 7.3741 27.275 39.467 37.709 > 7.2921 26.972 39.029 37.29 > 7.2102 26.669 38.59 36.871 > 7.1283 26.366 38.152 36.452 > 7.0463 26.063 37.713 36.033 > 6.9644 25.76 37.275 35.614 > 6.8825 25.457 36.836 35.195 > 6.8005 25.154 36.398 34.776 > 6.7186 24.851 35.959 34.357 > 6.6367 24.548 35.521 33.938 > 6.5547 24.245 35.082 33.519 > 6.4728 23.942 34.644 33.1 > 6.3909 23.639 34.205 32.681 > 6.3089 23.336 33.766 32.262 > 6.227 23.033 33.328 31.843 > 6.1451 22.73 32.889 31.424 > 6.0631 22.426 32.451 31.005 > 5.9812 22.123 32.012 30.586 > 5.8993 21.82 31.574 30.167 > 5.8173 21.517 31.135 29.748 > 5.7354 21.214 30.697 29.329 > 5.6535 20.911 30.258 28.91 > 5.5715 20.608 29.82 28.491 > 5.4896 20.305 29.381 28.072 > 5.4077 20.002 28.943 27.653 > 5.3257 19.699 28.504 27.234 > 5.2438 19.396 28.066 26.815 > 5.1618 19.093 27.627 26.396 > 5.0799 18.79 27.189 25.977 > 4.998 18.487 26.75 25.558 > 4.916 18.184 26.312 25.139 > 4.8341 17.881 25.873 24.72 > 4.7522 17.578 25.434 24.301 > 4.6702 17.274 24.996 23.882 > 4.5883 16.971 24.557 23.463 > 4.5064 16.668 24.119 23.044 > 4.4244 16.365 23.68 22.625 > 4.3425 16.062 23.242 22.206 > 4.2606 15.759 22.803 21.788 > 4.1786 15.456 22.365 21.369 > 4.0967 15.153 21.926 20.95 [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.