Hello,

Yes, it is a data frame.

This is the first time to hear "table" function or "cut" function.
Please kindly point out how to use them.

By the way,
if the dataset (data frame) includes more than 2000 kinds of butterfly
range sizes and the latitude of range midpoints,
please kindly help with any suggestion to perform the task.
Thank you

Elaine

On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Hodgess, Erin <HodgessE@uhd.edu> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Is it a data frame, please?
>
> Have you tried the "table" function or "cut" function?
>
> Sincerely,
> Erin
>
> ________________________________________
> From: r-sig-geo-bounces@r-project.org [r-sig-geo-bounces@r-project.org]
> on behalf of Elaine Kuo [elaine.kuo.tw@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:15 PM
> To: r-help@r-project.org; r-sig-geo
> Subject: [R-sig-Geo] averaging X of specific Y (latitude)
>
> Hello
>
>
>
> I have a table describing butterfly range traits.
>
> It is composed of three columns as below
>
>
>
> Species name  range size (X)    latitude of range midpoint (Y)
>
>
>
> There are 11 kinds of butterflies.
>
> Each has its range size, and the latitude of each range midpoint ranges
> from 9 to 19.
>
> I would like to have the average range size of every degree of latitude.
>
> For example, the average range size of latitude degree 10 (10.0-10.99:
> Butterfly A2, B1, B2)
>
> Please kindly help with R code to calculate the average values.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Elaine
>
>
> The details are as followed.
>
>
>
> Butterfly A1      130.5                 9.45
>
> Butterfly A2      450.68                           10.2
>
> Butterfly A3      1102.38                        9.3
>
> Butterfly A4            893.34                             16.4
>
> Butterfly B1           820.2                               10.54
>
> Butterfly B2            872.2                               10.87
>
> Butterfly B3            488.2                               16.79
>
> Butterfly B4            620.11                             18.3
>
> Butterfly B5            982.78                             12.98
>
> Butterfly C1           720.32                             12.67
>
> Butterfly C2            912.2                               18.07
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