Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame: Problem Fixed
This is great! Many thanks to all for helping to further resolve the problem. Best wishes Ogbos On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 6:39 AM Rui Barradas wrote: > Às 01:43 de 29/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > > Dear Rui, > > Thanks again for resolving this. I have already started using the version > > that works for me. > > > > But to clarify the second part, please let me paste the what I did and > the > > error message: > > > >> set.seed(2024) > >> data <- data.frame( > > +Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, > > + TRUE), > > +count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) > > + ) > >> > >> # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" > >> res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() > > Error: unexpected '>' in "res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) > |>" > >> # assign a dates column from the row names > >> res$Date <- row.names(res) > > Error in row.names(res) : object 'res' not found > >> # cosmetics > >> names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) > > Error in names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) : object 'res' not found > >> # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector > >> # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed > >> # after the calculations. > >> res > > > > You can see that the error message is on the pipe. Please, let me know > > where I am missing it. > > Thanks. > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM Rui Barradas > wrote: > > > >> Às 08:58 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > >>> Dear Rui, > >>> Nice to hear from you! > >>> > >>> I am sorry for the omission and I have taken note. > >>> > >>> Many thanks for responding. The second solution looks elegant as it > >> quickly > >>> resolved the problem. > >>> > >>> Please, take a second look at the first solution. It refused to run. > >> Looks > >>> as if the pipe is not properly positioned. Efforts to correct it and > get > >> it > >>> run failed. If you can look further, it would be great. If time does > not > >>> permit, I am fine too. > >>> > >>> But having the too solutions will certainly make the subject more > >>> interesting. > >>> Thank you so much. > >>> With warmest regards from > >>> Ogbos > >>> > >>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM Rui Barradas > >> wrote: > >>> > Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > > Warm greetings to you all. > > > > Using the tapply function below: > > data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) > > x=data$count > > f<-factor(data$Dates) > > AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) > > > > > > I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form > > below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. > When > >> I > > use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of > the > > first column (date). > > > > 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 > > 2006-05-01 > > -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 > > -4.430705 > > 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 > > 2006-12-01 > > -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 > > -10.072579 > > 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 > > 2007-07-01 > > -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 > > -4.127980 > > 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 > > 2008-02-01 > > -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 > > -4.183578 > > 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 > > 2008-09-01 > > -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 > > -4.347428 > > 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 > > -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 > > > > But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, > > leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I > enter > AB > > on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: > > > > 008-02-01 -4.183578 > > 2008-03-01 -4.336969 > > 2008-04-01 -3.813306 > > 2008-05-01 -4.296579 > > 2008-06-01 -4.575095 > > 2008-07-01 -4.036036 > > 2008-08-01 -4.727994 > > 2008-09-01 -4.347428 > > 2008-10-01 -4.029918 > > 2008-11-01 -4.260326 > > 2008-12-01 -4.454224 > > > > Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on > the > > terminal to a file? > > > > I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. > > > > Many thanks for your time. > > Ogbos > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > __ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide >
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame: Problem Fixed
Às 01:43 de 29/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: Dear Rui, Thanks again for resolving this. I have already started using the version that works for me. But to clarify the second part, please let me paste the what I did and the error message: set.seed(2024) data <- data.frame( +Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, + TRUE), +count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) + ) # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() Error: unexpected '>' in "res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |>" # assign a dates column from the row names res$Date <- row.names(res) Error in row.names(res) : object 'res' not found # cosmetics names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) Error in names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) : object 'res' not found # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed # after the calculations. res You can see that the error message is on the pipe. Please, let me know where I am missing it. Thanks. On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM Rui Barradas wrote: Às 08:58 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: Dear Rui, Nice to hear from you! I am sorry for the omission and I have taken note. Many thanks for responding. The second solution looks elegant as it quickly resolved the problem. Please, take a second look at the first solution. It refused to run. Looks as if the pipe is not properly positioned. Efforts to correct it and get it run failed. If you can look further, it would be great. If time does not permit, I am fine too. But having the too solutions will certainly make the subject more interesting. Thank you so much. With warmest regards from Ogbos On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM Rui Barradas wrote: Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: Warm greetings to you all. Using the tapply function below: data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) x=data$count f<-factor(data$Dates) AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When I use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the first column (date). 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 2006-05-01 -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 -4.430705 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 2006-12-01 -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 -10.072579 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 2007-07-01 -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 -4.127980 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 2008-02-01 -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 -4.183578 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 2008-09-01 -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 -4.347428 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter AB on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: 008-02-01 -4.183578 2008-03-01 -4.336969 2008-04-01 -3.813306 2008-05-01 -4.296579 2008-06-01 -4.575095 2008-07-01 -4.036036 2008-08-01 -4.727994 2008-09-01 -4.347428 2008-10-01 -4.029918 2008-11-01 -4.260326 2008-12-01 -4.454224 Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the terminal to a file? I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. Many thanks for your time. Ogbos [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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. Hello, The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. I also include an aggregate solution. # create a test data set set.seed(2024) data <- data.frame( Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, TRUE), count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) ) # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() # assign a dates column from the row names res$Date <- row.names(res) # cosmetics names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed # after the calculations. res #> count Date #> 2024-03-22 5.416667 2024-03-22 #> 2024-03-23 5.50 2024-03-23 #> 2024-03-24 6.00
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame: Problem Fixed
I would guess your version of R is earlier than 4.1, when the built-in pipe was introduced to the language On March 28, 2024 6:43:05 PM PDT, Ogbos Okike wrote: >Dear Rui, >Thanks again for resolving this. I have already started using the version >that works for me. > >But to clarify the second part, please let me paste the what I did and the >error message: > >> set.seed(2024) >> data <- data.frame( >+Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, >+ TRUE), >+count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) >+ ) >> >> # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" >> res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() >Error: unexpected '>' in "res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |>" >> # assign a dates column from the row names >> res$Date <- row.names(res) >Error in row.names(res) : object 'res' not found >> # cosmetics >> names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) >Error in names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) : object 'res' not found >> # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector >> # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed >> # after the calculations. >> res > >You can see that the error message is on the pipe. Please, let me know >where I am missing it. >Thanks. > >On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM Rui Barradas wrote: > >> Às 08:58 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: >> > Dear Rui, >> > Nice to hear from you! >> > >> > I am sorry for the omission and I have taken note. >> > >> > Many thanks for responding. The second solution looks elegant as it >> quickly >> > resolved the problem. >> > >> > Please, take a second look at the first solution. It refused to run. >> Looks >> > as if the pipe is not properly positioned. Efforts to correct it and get >> it >> > run failed. If you can look further, it would be great. If time does not >> > permit, I am fine too. >> > >> > But having the too solutions will certainly make the subject more >> > interesting. >> > Thank you so much. >> > With warmest regards from >> > Ogbos >> > >> > On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM Rui Barradas >> wrote: >> > >> >> Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: >> >>> Warm greetings to you all. >> >>> >> >>> Using the tapply function below: >> >>> data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) >> >>> x=data$count >> >>>f<-factor(data$Dates) >> >>> AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form >> >>> below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When >> I >> >>> use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the >> >>> first column (date). >> >>> >> >>> 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 >> >>> 2006-05-01 >> >>>-4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 >> >>>-4.430705 >> >>> 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 >> >>> 2006-12-01 >> >>>-3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 >> >>> -10.072579 >> >>> 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 >> >>> 2007-07-01 >> >>>-5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 >> >>>-4.127980 >> >>> 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 >> >>> 2008-02-01 >> >>>-3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 >> >>>-4.183578 >> >>> 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 >> >>> 2008-09-01 >> >>>-4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 >> >>>-4.347428 >> >>> 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 >> >>>-4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 >> >>> >> >>> But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, >> >>> leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter >> >> AB >> >>> on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: >> >>> >> >>> 008-02-01 -4.183578 >> >>> 2008-03-01 -4.336969 >> >>> 2008-04-01 -3.813306 >> >>> 2008-05-01 -4.296579 >> >>> 2008-06-01 -4.575095 >> >>> 2008-07-01 -4.036036 >> >>> 2008-08-01 -4.727994 >> >>> 2008-09-01 -4.347428 >> >>> 2008-10-01 -4.029918 >> >>> 2008-11-01 -4.260326 >> >>> 2008-12-01 -4.454224 >> >>> >> >>> Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the >> >>> terminal to a file? >> >>> >> >>> I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. >> >>> >> >>> Many thanks for your time. >> >>> Ogbos >> >>> >> >>>[[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >>> >> >>> __ >> >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> >>> 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. >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one >> >> column only, you must assign
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame
Dear Deepayan, Thanks for your kind response. Regards Ogbos On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 3:40 AM Deepayan Sarkar wrote: > For more complicated examples, the (relatively new) array2DF() > function is also useful: > > > with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> array2DF() > Var1Value > 1 2024-03-23 5.416667 > 2 2024-03-24 5.50 > 3 2024-03-25 6.00 > 4 2024-03-26 4.476190 > 5 2024-03-27 6.538462 > 6 2024-03-28 5.20 > > or > > > tapply(data, ~ Date, with, mean(count)) |> array2DF(responseName = > "count") > Datecount > 1 2024-03-23 5.416667 > 2 2024-03-24 5.50 > 3 2024-03-25 6.00 > 4 2024-03-26 4.476190 > 5 2024-03-27 6.538462 > 6 2024-03-28 5.20 > > Best, > -Deepayan > > On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 13:15, Rui Barradas wrote: > > > > Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > > > Warm greetings to you all. > > > > > > Using the tapply function below: > > > data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) > > > x=data$count > > > f<-factor(data$Dates) > > > AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) > > > > > > > > > I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form > > > below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When > I > > > use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the > > > first column (date). > > > > > > 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 > > > 2006-05-01 > > > -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 > > > -4.430705 > > > 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 > > > 2006-12-01 > > > -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 > > > -10.072579 > > > 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 > > > 2007-07-01 > > > -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 > > > -4.127980 > > > 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 > > > 2008-02-01 > > > -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 > > > -4.183578 > > > 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 > > > 2008-09-01 > > > -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 > > > -4.347428 > > > 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 > > > -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 > > > > > > But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, > > > leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I > enter AB > > > on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: > > > > > > 008-02-01 -4.183578 > > > 2008-03-01 -4.336969 > > > 2008-04-01 -3.813306 > > > 2008-05-01 -4.296579 > > > 2008-06-01 -4.575095 > > > 2008-07-01 -4.036036 > > > 2008-08-01 -4.727994 > > > 2008-09-01 -4.347428 > > > 2008-10-01 -4.029918 > > > 2008-11-01 -4.260326 > > > 2008-12-01 -4.454224 > > > > > > Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the > > > terminal to a file? > > > > > > I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. > > > > > > Many thanks for your time. > > > Ogbos > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > > > __ > > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > > 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. > > Hello, > > > > The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one > > column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. > > I also include an aggregate solution. > > > > > > > > # create a test data set > > set.seed(2024) > > data <- data.frame( > >Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, > > TRUE), > >count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) > > ) > > > > # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" > > res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() > > # assign a dates column from the row names > > res$Date <- row.names(res) > > # cosmetics > > names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) > > # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector > > # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed > > # after the calculations. > > res > > #> count Date > > #> 2024-03-22 5.416667 2024-03-22 > > #> 2024-03-23 5.50 2024-03-23 > > #> 2024-03-24 6.00 2024-03-24 > > #> 2024-03-25 4.476190 2024-03-25 > > #> 2024-03-26 6.538462 2024-03-26 > > #> 2024-03-27 5.20 2024-03-27 > > > > # fix the columns' order > > res <- res[2:1] > > > > > > > > # better all in one instruction > > aggregate(count ~ Date, data, mean) > > #> Datecount > > #> 1 2024-03-22 5.416667 > > #> 2 2024-03-23 5.50 > > #> 3 2024-03-24 6.00 > > #> 4 2024-03-25 4.476190 > > #> 5 2024-03-26 6.538462 > > #> 6 2024-03-27 5.20 > > > > > > > > Also, > > I'm glad to help as always but Ogbos, you have been
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame: Problem Fixed
Dear Rui, Thanks again for resolving this. I have already started using the version that works for me. But to clarify the second part, please let me paste the what I did and the error message: > set.seed(2024) > data <- data.frame( +Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, + TRUE), +count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) + ) > > # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" > res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() Error: unexpected '>' in "res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |>" > # assign a dates column from the row names > res$Date <- row.names(res) Error in row.names(res) : object 'res' not found > # cosmetics > names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) Error in names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) : object 'res' not found > # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector > # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed > # after the calculations. > res You can see that the error message is on the pipe. Please, let me know where I am missing it. Thanks. On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM Rui Barradas wrote: > Às 08:58 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > > Dear Rui, > > Nice to hear from you! > > > > I am sorry for the omission and I have taken note. > > > > Many thanks for responding. The second solution looks elegant as it > quickly > > resolved the problem. > > > > Please, take a second look at the first solution. It refused to run. > Looks > > as if the pipe is not properly positioned. Efforts to correct it and get > it > > run failed. If you can look further, it would be great. If time does not > > permit, I am fine too. > > > > But having the too solutions will certainly make the subject more > > interesting. > > Thank you so much. > > With warmest regards from > > Ogbos > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM Rui Barradas > wrote: > > > >> Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > >>> Warm greetings to you all. > >>> > >>> Using the tapply function below: > >>> data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) > >>> x=data$count > >>>f<-factor(data$Dates) > >>> AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) > >>> > >>> > >>> I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form > >>> below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When > I > >>> use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the > >>> first column (date). > >>> > >>> 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 > >>> 2006-05-01 > >>>-4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 > >>>-4.430705 > >>> 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 > >>> 2006-12-01 > >>>-3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 > >>> -10.072579 > >>> 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 > >>> 2007-07-01 > >>>-5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 > >>>-4.127980 > >>> 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 > >>> 2008-02-01 > >>>-3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 > >>>-4.183578 > >>> 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 > >>> 2008-09-01 > >>>-4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 > >>>-4.347428 > >>> 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 > >>>-4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 > >>> > >>> But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, > >>> leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter > >> AB > >>> on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: > >>> > >>> 008-02-01 -4.183578 > >>> 2008-03-01 -4.336969 > >>> 2008-04-01 -3.813306 > >>> 2008-05-01 -4.296579 > >>> 2008-06-01 -4.575095 > >>> 2008-07-01 -4.036036 > >>> 2008-08-01 -4.727994 > >>> 2008-09-01 -4.347428 > >>> 2008-10-01 -4.029918 > >>> 2008-11-01 -4.260326 > >>> 2008-12-01 -4.454224 > >>> > >>> Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the > >>> terminal to a file? > >>> > >>> I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. > >>> > >>> Many thanks for your time. > >>> Ogbos > >>> > >>>[[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >>> > >>> __ > >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > >>> 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. > >> Hello, > >> > >> The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one > >> column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. > >> I also include an aggregate solution. > >> > >> > >> > >> # create a test data set > >> set.seed(2024) > >> data <- data.frame( > >> Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, > >> TRUE), > >> count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) >
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame
For more complicated examples, the (relatively new) array2DF() function is also useful: > with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> array2DF() Var1Value 1 2024-03-23 5.416667 2 2024-03-24 5.50 3 2024-03-25 6.00 4 2024-03-26 4.476190 5 2024-03-27 6.538462 6 2024-03-28 5.20 or > tapply(data, ~ Date, with, mean(count)) |> array2DF(responseName = "count") Datecount 1 2024-03-23 5.416667 2 2024-03-24 5.50 3 2024-03-25 6.00 4 2024-03-26 4.476190 5 2024-03-27 6.538462 6 2024-03-28 5.20 Best, -Deepayan On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 13:15, Rui Barradas wrote: > > Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > > Warm greetings to you all. > > > > Using the tapply function below: > > data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) > > x=data$count > > f<-factor(data$Dates) > > AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) > > > > > > I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form > > below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When I > > use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the > > first column (date). > > > > 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 > > 2006-05-01 > > -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 > > -4.430705 > > 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 > > 2006-12-01 > > -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 > > -10.072579 > > 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 > > 2007-07-01 > > -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 > > -4.127980 > > 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 > > 2008-02-01 > > -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 > > -4.183578 > > 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 > > 2008-09-01 > > -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 > > -4.347428 > > 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 > > -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 > > > > But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, > > leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter AB > > on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: > > > > 008-02-01 -4.183578 > > 2008-03-01 -4.336969 > > 2008-04-01 -3.813306 > > 2008-05-01 -4.296579 > > 2008-06-01 -4.575095 > > 2008-07-01 -4.036036 > > 2008-08-01 -4.727994 > > 2008-09-01 -4.347428 > > 2008-10-01 -4.029918 > > 2008-11-01 -4.260326 > > 2008-12-01 -4.454224 > > > > Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the > > terminal to a file? > > > > I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. > > > > Many thanks for your time. > > Ogbos > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > __ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > 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. > Hello, > > The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one > column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. > I also include an aggregate solution. > > > > # create a test data set > set.seed(2024) > data <- data.frame( >Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, > TRUE), >count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) > ) > > # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" > res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() > # assign a dates column from the row names > res$Date <- row.names(res) > # cosmetics > names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) > # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector > # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed > # after the calculations. > res > #> count Date > #> 2024-03-22 5.416667 2024-03-22 > #> 2024-03-23 5.50 2024-03-23 > #> 2024-03-24 6.00 2024-03-24 > #> 2024-03-25 4.476190 2024-03-25 > #> 2024-03-26 6.538462 2024-03-26 > #> 2024-03-27 5.20 2024-03-27 > > # fix the columns' order > res <- res[2:1] > > > > # better all in one instruction > aggregate(count ~ Date, data, mean) > #> Datecount > #> 1 2024-03-22 5.416667 > #> 2 2024-03-23 5.50 > #> 3 2024-03-24 6.00 > #> 4 2024-03-25 4.476190 > #> 5 2024-03-26 6.538462 > #> 6 2024-03-27 5.20 > > > > Also, > I'm glad to help as always but Ogbos, you have been an R-Help > contributor for quite a while, please post data in dput format. Given > the problem the output of the following is more than enough. > > > dput(head(data, 20L)) > > > Hope this helps, > > Rui Barradas > > > -- > Este e-mail foi analisado pelo software antivírus AVG para verificar a > presença de vírus. > www.avg.com > > __ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list --
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame: Problem Fixed
Às 08:58 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: Dear Rui, Nice to hear from you! I am sorry for the omission and I have taken note. Many thanks for responding. The second solution looks elegant as it quickly resolved the problem. Please, take a second look at the first solution. It refused to run. Looks as if the pipe is not properly positioned. Efforts to correct it and get it run failed. If you can look further, it would be great. If time does not permit, I am fine too. But having the too solutions will certainly make the subject more interesting. Thank you so much. With warmest regards from Ogbos On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM Rui Barradas wrote: Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: Warm greetings to you all. Using the tapply function below: data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) x=data$count f<-factor(data$Dates) AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When I use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the first column (date). 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 2006-05-01 -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 -4.430705 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 2006-12-01 -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 -10.072579 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 2007-07-01 -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 -4.127980 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 2008-02-01 -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 -4.183578 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 2008-09-01 -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 -4.347428 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter AB on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: 008-02-01 -4.183578 2008-03-01 -4.336969 2008-04-01 -3.813306 2008-05-01 -4.296579 2008-06-01 -4.575095 2008-07-01 -4.036036 2008-08-01 -4.727994 2008-09-01 -4.347428 2008-10-01 -4.029918 2008-11-01 -4.260326 2008-12-01 -4.454224 Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the terminal to a file? I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. Many thanks for your time. Ogbos [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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. Hello, The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. I also include an aggregate solution. # create a test data set set.seed(2024) data <- data.frame( Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, TRUE), count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) ) # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() # assign a dates column from the row names res$Date <- row.names(res) # cosmetics names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed # after the calculations. res #> count Date #> 2024-03-22 5.416667 2024-03-22 #> 2024-03-23 5.50 2024-03-23 #> 2024-03-24 6.00 2024-03-24 #> 2024-03-25 4.476190 2024-03-25 #> 2024-03-26 6.538462 2024-03-26 #> 2024-03-27 5.20 2024-03-27 # fix the columns' order res <- res[2:1] # better all in one instruction aggregate(count ~ Date, data, mean) #> Datecount #> 1 2024-03-22 5.416667 #> 2 2024-03-23 5.50 #> 3 2024-03-24 6.00 #> 4 2024-03-25 4.476190 #> 5 2024-03-26 6.538462 #> 6 2024-03-27 5.20 Also, I'm glad to help as always but Ogbos, you have been an R-Help contributor for quite a while, please post data in dput format. Given the problem the output of the following is more than enough. dput(head(data, 20L)) Hope this helps, Rui Barradas -- Este e-mail foi analisado pelo software antivírus AVG para verificar a presença de vírus. www.avg.com Hello, This pipe? with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() I am not seeing anything wrong with it. I have tried it again just now and it runs with no problems, like it had before. A solution is not to pipe, separate the instructions. res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) res <- as.data.frame(res) But this should be equivalent to the pipe, I cannot
[R] Output of tapply function as data frame: Problem Fixed
Dear Rui, Nice to hear from you! I am sorry for the omission and I have taken note. Many thanks for responding. The second solution looks elegant as it quickly resolved the problem. Please, take a second look at the first solution. It refused to run. Looks as if the pipe is not properly positioned. Efforts to correct it and get it run failed. If you can look further, it would be great. If time does not permit, I am fine too. But having the too solutions will certainly make the subject more interesting. Thank you so much. With warmest regards from Ogbos On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM Rui Barradas wrote: > Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: > > Warm greetings to you all. > > > > Using the tapply function below: > > data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) > > x=data$count > > f<-factor(data$Dates) > > AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) > > > > > > I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form > > below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When I > > use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the > > first column (date). > > > > 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 > > 2006-05-01 > > -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 > > -4.430705 > > 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 > > 2006-12-01 > > -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 > > -10.072579 > > 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 > > 2007-07-01 > > -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 > > -4.127980 > > 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 > > 2008-02-01 > > -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 > > -4.183578 > > 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 > > 2008-09-01 > > -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 > > -4.347428 > > 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 > > -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 > > > > But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, > > leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter > AB > > on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: > > > > 008-02-01 -4.183578 > > 2008-03-01 -4.336969 > > 2008-04-01 -3.813306 > > 2008-05-01 -4.296579 > > 2008-06-01 -4.575095 > > 2008-07-01 -4.036036 > > 2008-08-01 -4.727994 > > 2008-09-01 -4.347428 > > 2008-10-01 -4.029918 > > 2008-11-01 -4.260326 > > 2008-12-01 -4.454224 > > > > Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the > > terminal to a file? > > > > I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. > > > > Many thanks for your time. > > Ogbos > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > __ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > 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. > Hello, > > The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one > column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. > I also include an aggregate solution. > > > > # create a test data set > set.seed(2024) > data <- data.frame( >Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, > TRUE), >count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) > ) > > # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" > res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() > # assign a dates column from the row names > res$Date <- row.names(res) > # cosmetics > names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) > # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector > # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed > # after the calculations. > res > #> count Date > #> 2024-03-22 5.416667 2024-03-22 > #> 2024-03-23 5.50 2024-03-23 > #> 2024-03-24 6.00 2024-03-24 > #> 2024-03-25 4.476190 2024-03-25 > #> 2024-03-26 6.538462 2024-03-26 > #> 2024-03-27 5.20 2024-03-27 > > # fix the columns' order > res <- res[2:1] > > > > # better all in one instruction > aggregate(count ~ Date, data, mean) > #> Datecount > #> 1 2024-03-22 5.416667 > #> 2 2024-03-23 5.50 > #> 3 2024-03-24 6.00 > #> 4 2024-03-25 4.476190 > #> 5 2024-03-26 6.538462 > #> 6 2024-03-27 5.20 > > > > Also, > I'm glad to help as always but Ogbos, you have been an R-Help > contributor for quite a while, please post data in dput format. Given > the problem the output of the following is more than enough. > > > dput(head(data, 20L)) > > > Hope this helps, > > Rui Barradas > > > -- > Este e-mail foi analisado pelo software antivírus AVG para verificar a > presença de vírus. > www.avg.com > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Re: [R] Output of tapply function as data frame
Às 04:30 de 27/03/2024, Ogbos Okike escreveu: Warm greetings to you all. Using the tapply function below: data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) x=data$count f<-factor(data$Dates) AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When I use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the first column (date). 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 2006-05-01 -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 -4.430705 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 2006-12-01 -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 -10.072579 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 2007-07-01 -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 -4.127980 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 2008-02-01 -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 -4.183578 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 2008-09-01 -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 -4.347428 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter AB on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: 008-02-01 -4.183578 2008-03-01 -4.336969 2008-04-01 -3.813306 2008-05-01 -4.296579 2008-06-01 -4.575095 2008-07-01 -4.036036 2008-08-01 -4.727994 2008-09-01 -4.347428 2008-10-01 -4.029918 2008-11-01 -4.260326 2008-12-01 -4.454224 Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the terminal to a file? I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. Many thanks for your time. Ogbos [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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. Hello, The main trick is to pipe to as.data.frame. But the result will have one column only, you must assign the dates from the df's row names. I also include an aggregate solution. # create a test data set set.seed(2024) data <- data.frame( Date = sample(seq(Sys.Date() - 5, Sys.Date(), by = "1 days"), 100L, TRUE), count = sample(10L, 100L, TRUE) ) # coerce tapply's result to class "data.frame" res <- with(data, tapply(count, Date, mean)) |> as.data.frame() # assign a dates column from the row names res$Date <- row.names(res) # cosmetics names(res)[2:1] <- names(data) # note that the row names are still tapply's names vector # and that the columns order is not Date/count. Both are fixed # after the calculations. res #> count Date #> 2024-03-22 5.416667 2024-03-22 #> 2024-03-23 5.50 2024-03-23 #> 2024-03-24 6.00 2024-03-24 #> 2024-03-25 4.476190 2024-03-25 #> 2024-03-26 6.538462 2024-03-26 #> 2024-03-27 5.20 2024-03-27 # fix the columns' order res <- res[2:1] # better all in one instruction aggregate(count ~ Date, data, mean) #> Datecount #> 1 2024-03-22 5.416667 #> 2 2024-03-23 5.50 #> 3 2024-03-24 6.00 #> 4 2024-03-25 4.476190 #> 5 2024-03-26 6.538462 #> 6 2024-03-27 5.20 Also, I'm glad to help as always but Ogbos, you have been an R-Help contributor for quite a while, please post data in dput format. Given the problem the output of the following is more than enough. dput(head(data, 20L)) Hope this helps, Rui Barradas -- Este e-mail foi analisado pelo software antivírus AVG para verificar a presença de vírus. www.avg.com __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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] Output of tapply function as data frame
Warm greetings to you all. Using the tapply function below: data<-read.table("FD1month",col.names = c("Dates","count")) x=data$count f<-factor(data$Dates) AB<- tapply(x,f,mean) I made a simple calculation. The result, stored in AB, is of the form below. But an effort to write AB to a file as a data frame fails. When I use the write table, it only produces the count column and strip of the first column (date). 2005-11-01 2005-12-01 2006-01-01 2006-02-01 2006-03-01 2006-04-01 2006-05-01 -4.106887 -4.259154 -5.836090 -4.756757 -4.118011 -4.487942 -4.430705 2006-06-01 2006-07-01 2006-08-01 2006-09-01 2006-10-01 2006-11-01 2006-12-01 -3.856727 -6.067103 -6.418767 -4.383031 -3.985805 -4.768196 -10.072579 2007-01-01 2007-02-01 2007-03-01 2007-04-01 2007-05-01 2007-06-01 2007-07-01 -5.342338 -4.653128 -4.325094 -4.525373 -4.574783 -3.915600 -4.127980 2007-08-01 2007-09-01 2007-10-01 2007-11-01 2007-12-01 2008-01-01 2008-02-01 -3.952150 -4.033518 -4.532878 -4.522941 -4.485693 -3.922155 -4.183578 2008-03-01 2008-04-01 2008-05-01 2008-06-01 2008-07-01 2008-08-01 2008-09-01 -4.336969 -3.813306 -4.296579 -4.575095 -4.036036 -4.727994 -4.347428 2008-10-01 2008-11-01 2008-12-01 -4.029918 -4.260326 -4.454224 But the normal format I wish to display only appears on the terminal, leading me to copy it and paste into a text file. That is, when I enter AB on the terminal, it returns a format in the form: 008-02-01 -4.183578 2008-03-01 -4.336969 2008-04-01 -3.813306 2008-05-01 -4.296579 2008-06-01 -4.575095 2008-07-01 -4.036036 2008-08-01 -4.727994 2008-09-01 -4.347428 2008-10-01 -4.029918 2008-11-01 -4.260326 2008-12-01 -4.454224 Now, my question: How do I write out two columns displayed by AB on the terminal to a file? I have tried using AB<-data.frame(AB) but it doesn't work either. Many thanks for your time. Ogbos [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.