[R] counting strings in a column

[Clint Bowman]

Try:

a<-c("o","o","a","a","g","o","a","p")
table(a)
a
a g o p
3 1 3 1


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On Thu, 19 Feb 2009, Nattu wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I have a query : what is the command to count number of repeated words in a
> column.
>
> for ex:
>
> a =
>
> oranges
> oranges
> apples
> apples
> grape
> oranges
> apple
> pine
>
>
> the result should be
> oranges 3
> apples  3
> grape 1
> pine 1
>
> is there an easy way for this.
>
> Thanks,
> Nataraju
> GM R  & D
> Bangalore
>
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