[R] Removing columns from data frame

[Marc Schwartz]

> Hello,
> 
> Is there an easy way to remove a few columns from a data frame by
> indicating the column names? I am thinking of an operator like the "-"
to
> remove the columns when referenced by column number, and I don't want
to
> use the %in% operator together with the names() function.
> 
> Thanks
> Daniel Mastropietro

Daniel,

Look at ?subset using the "select = " argument.

HTH,

Marc


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