FunctionReference.RmdBy Wednesday, Sept. 30, document one function we’ve used in class for 3 bonus points.
Put your function on this table:
| Function Name | Package, if any | Utility | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sum | Base R | Sum a range of numbers | sum(1:6) |
| mean | Base R | Average a vector of numbers | mean(c(1, 2, 3)) |
| str | Base R | Describe the structure of a data frame | str(surveys_complete) |
| select | dplyr | selects variables in a data frame (pulls full columns) | select(sirens, Specific_Epithet) |
| View | Utils | View a matrix-like object in spreadsheet-style | View(surveys_complete) |
| unite | tidyr | unite two or more columns into one | unite(data, col, sep = "_") |
| lm | Base R | Fit a linear model to data | lm(weight~hindfoot_length) |