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[jim holtman]

What does 'str(dat)' show?  the statement

dat <- as.numeric(dat)

says you are trying to make an entire dataframe numeric.  This is
probably not what you want to do.  What is it you want to do?  Have
you tried

summary(dat)

e.g.,

> x <- data.frame(a=1:10, b=101:110, c=letters[1:10])
> summary(x)
       a               b               c
 Min.   : 1.00   Min.   :101.0   a      :1
 1st Qu.: 3.25   1st Qu.:103.2   b      :1
 Median : 5.50   Median :105.5   c      :1
 Mean   : 5.50   Mean   :105.5   d      :1
 3rd Qu.: 7.75   3rd Qu.:107.8   e      :1
 Max.   :10.00   Max.   :110.0   f      :1
                                 (Other):4


On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Paul Adams <pma3622 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I am using the following code to try to calculate the mean :
> dat<-read.table(file="C:\\Documents and  Settings.....txt")
> dat<-as.numeric(dat)
> x1.m<mean(dat)
> I am getting the following error message
> Error in eval.with.vis(expr,envir,enclos):
> (list) object cannot be coerced to type"double'
> I do not understand what is wrong as I thought that I have changed
> dat to a numeric.Whenever I list x1.m all I get are NA
> Thank you
> Paul
>
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Jim Holtman
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