How to change a factor to numeric is FAQ 7.10

Also look at the `colClasses` argument to read.table/read.csv for a way to
specify the type of the column when you are reading it in.


On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:59 AM, EcoFranc <robrit@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> maybe somebody would be kind enough to help a bloody and unprofessional
> beginner like me (and I hope I did not overlook the answer to my question
> on
> the website). I've imported a csv data frame into R, but I can't run a
> regression because R interprets 4 out of 5 variables as factors (rather
> than
> numeric vectors). I tried the as.numeric() command, but R says it is
> invalid
> to change the storage mode of a factor. Is there any way to change the mode
> of a factor into numeric.
>
> I am very grateful for help. Thank you very much, Robert.
>
>
>
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