[R] Loop on vector name

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

you need to get(), e.g., try this:

dat1 <- rnorm(5)
dat2 <- rnorm(6)
dat3 <- rnorm(7)

lis <- lapply(paste("dat", 1:3, sep = ""), get)
lis
sapply(lis, sd)


I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris


Megh Dal wrote:
> [My previous message rejected, therefore I am sending same one with some modification]
> 
> I have 3 vectors with object name : dat1, dat2, dat3
> 
> Now I want to create a loop, like :
> 
> for (i in 1:3)
>    {
>     cat(sd(dati))
>    }
> 
> How I can do this in R?
> 
> Regards,
> 
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