[R] reading data into R

[Ivan Calandra]

Hi !

You need to assign the output of read.table() into an object; this is 
how R works:
mydata <- read.table ("mydata1.csv", sep=",", header=T)
mymean <- mean(mydata$var)

You should read some introductory material.
I found this useful: 
http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/hints_R_begin.html
And then, there are tons of good books and documentation (go check the 
CRAN as well)

HTH,
Ivan

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Le 15/05/12 14:57, jacaranda tree a écrit :
> Hi I am really new using R, so this is really a beginner stuff! I
> created a very small data set on excel and then converted it to .csv
> file. I am able to open the data on R using the command "read.table
> ("mydata1.csv", sep=",", header=T)" and it just works fine. But when I
> want to work on the data (e.g. calculate the mean of variable "X") R
> says "object not found". I tried the "attach" command or "mean
> ("mydata1.csv"&X)" but still I get the same error message. I don't
> understand why R is having difficulty finding a variable. I believe I am doing something wrong. I will really appreciate if you could help me
> with this.
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