[R] add columns to a data.frame

[Kaspar Pflugshaupt]

On 12.4.2002 17:37 Uhr, juan pablo perez wrote:

> it is possible to add a column wich results from an algebraic combination of
> columns from a data frame to the same data frame?
> 
> e.g
> 
> I have a data frame like
> $X: num[1:10] 10,20,25,20...
> $Y: num[1:10] 152,458,698,587,...
> and I want to add a new column like
> $Z where Z=X+5*Y
> 
> what should I do?

Just this (assuming your data frame is called "data"):

data$Z <- data$X + 5 * data$Y

The new column is created automatically.

You may want to read the "Introduction to R" manual that came with the
software. This is quite a basic way to use data frames.

Cheers

Kaspar Pflugshaupt


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