Dear all, How could I use variables in a loop that their names are in a vector? For example: aaa <- 1:10 bbb <- aaa*2 ccc <- aaa+bbb varn <- c("aaa", "bbb", "ccc") m <- rep(NA, 3) for (i in 1:length(varn)) m[i] <- mean(varn[i]) # wrong thanks in advance Juli -- "Wars do not solve problems, wars generate even more problems"