[R] data manipulation

[Robert.Denham@dnr.qld.gov.au]

Antonio,
       it is much simpler than that:
length2.dat <- length1.dat[-c(5,9),]

You can of course overwrite the existing dataframe if you want:

length1.dat <- length1.dat[-c(5,9),]

Robert Denham
Qld Dept. Natural Resources
Brisbane


>Dear R-list members,

> Here goes a simple question that I could not solve: I want to delete a row
> in a data frame.
> Suppose rows 5 and 9 are out-layers and I want to take them out from a
data
> frame named "length1.dat":

>       LT   LF
> 1    335 320
> 2    340 335
> 3    360 355
> 4    370 365
> 5    376 310
> 6    388 378
> 7    395 385
> 8    400 390
> 9    400 410
> 10   405 392

> Antonio Olinto
> Fisheries Institute
> Sao Paulo - BRAZIL



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