[R] filtering number of values in a data frame

[Schönemann, Rene]

Dear list,

given is the following data frame df():

        Number           Place               Start                 End
1 218024740787 HHO     5   263 2008-01-02 00:21:14 2008-01-03 15:25:16
2 218024740787 HHO     5   263 2008-01-02 00:21:14 2008-01-02 00:21:14
3 318039091794 HHO     5   263 2008-01-02 00:21:14 2008-01-02 13:22:54
4 318039091794 HHO     5   263 2008-01-02 00:21:14 2008-01-02 00:21:14
5 318039379900 HHO     1   104 2008-01-02 06:45:01 2008-01-02 09:15:23

Now, I want to count the number of equal values of column "Start" but I also want the other columns to be preserved.

Using:

	rle(as.character(df$Start)) -> m
	n <- data.frame(m$values, m$lengths)

produces a list of items according to their frequency of the Start point:

	             m.values m.lengths
	1 2008-01-02 00:21:14         4
	2 2008-01-02 06:45:01         1


I want now also other columns to be in this new data frame. It should look like that:

	         Number           Place           m.values  m.lengths
	1 218024740787 HHO     5   263 2008-01-02 00:21:14         4
	2 318039379900 HHO     1   104 2008-01-02 06:45:01         1


Does anybody can help me with this?

Thanking you in advance!

René Schönemann

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