[R] Managing Data

[Frank E Harrell Jr]

See the section "Operating in S" in
http://hesweb1.med.virginia.edu/biostat/s/doc/splus.pdf

Frank Harrell

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:42:52 -0500 
"Magill, Brett" <MagillB at usa.redcross.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> Can someone point me to some resources on managing data in R and/or S-plus?
> 
> I have started using R more and more often in my work and I really like it.
> But, managing data is very different in R and S-Plus than in other packages
> that I am accustomed to.  I know that it is an option to use different
> workspaces for different projects or to store all objects as source and read
> them in each session.  
> 
> I am looking for an overview of these data management options and tips /
> suggestions for handling multiple R projects efficiently.  I have learned a
> lot through trial and error, but I am sure there are some better options.
> 
> I want to avoid doing silly things like overwriting a local object by
> running a piece of example code that happens to have the same variable name!
> I looked in R-intro, but the information there is pretty basic.  Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brett Magill
> 
> magillb at usa.redcross.org
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