[R] how to view/edit large matrix/array in R?

[David Winsemius]

On Dec 5, 2011, at 8:37 PM, jim holtman wrote:

> Have you tried
>
> ?View
> ?edit

Or:

?pairs
help(splom, package=lattice)

(My preference is plot(density()) but the 2d density plots are slow so  
also use:

help(hexbin, package=hexbin)

-- 
david.

>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com>  
> wrote:
>> ... and do you really think perusing thousands of numbers by eye is
>> any way to edit/check data?!
>>
>> Personal viewpoint: I would say that this is a large area of
>> statistics and data analysis that the discipline fails to address in
>> any systematic way ... perhaps because there is no way to address it
>> systematically? Contrary views and corrections -- especially
>> references! -- would be very welcome.
>>
>>  My advice would be: graphics! -- but I can't provide anything more
>> useful without the specifics of the problem.
>>
>> Some packages may provide the interactivity you seek -- check the  
>> CRAN
>> GUI task view, R Commander, etc.
>>
>> -- Bert
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Michael <comtech.usa at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> head, tail and fix commands don't really work well if I have large
>>> matrix/array for which I would like to be able to scroll up and  
>>> dow, left
>>> and right ...
>>>
>>> Could anybody please help me?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bert Gunter
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Jim Holtman
> Data Munger Guru
>
> What is the problem that you are trying to solve?
> Tell me what you want to do, not how you want to do it.
>
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David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT