R Advanced

How to Calculate Variance in R

To calculate the sample variance (measurement of spreading) in R, you should use the built-in var() function. It calculates the…

9 months ago

tryCatch() Function in R

The tryCatch() function acts as a mechanism for handling errors and other conditions (like warnings or messages) that arise during…

9 months ago

R grep(): Finding a Position of Matched Pattern

The grep() function in R  searches for matches to a pattern within a character vector. It returns indices or values…

9 months ago

How to Check If File and Folder Already Exists in R

Whether you are reading or writing files via programs in the file system, it is necessary to check if that…

9 months ago

zip(), unzip() and tar(), untar() Functions in R

The zip() function creates a new zip archive file. You must ensure that the zip tool is available in your system…

9 months ago

How to Create Directory and File If It doesn’t Exist in R

When working with file systems, checking the directory or file existence is always better before commencing the operations. For a…

9 months ago

How to Calculate Standard Deviation by Group in R

Calculating Standard Deviation (SD) by group in a Data Frame essentially means finding the SD of a specific numeric column…

10 months ago

How to Summarise Multiple Columns using dplyr in R

When we say summarise multiple columns, it means aggregate the input data by applying summary functions (sum, mean, max, etc.)…

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Calculating Cumulative Sum (cumsum) by Group in R

Cumulative sum by group means for each group, we calculate the running sum of values in the specific column that…

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How to Find the Minimum Value By Group in R

The most common and efficient way to find the minimum value by group is to use the dplyr package. It…

10 months ago