You need: mydata$apples<-as.numeric(mydata$apples)
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Alina Sheyman <alina...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to convert data from character to numeric. > > I've imported data as a csv file, I'm assuming that the import is a > database - are all the columns in a database considered "vectors" and that > they can be operated on individually > Therefore I've tried the following > mydata <- as.numeric(mydata$apples) > > when i then look at mydata again the named column is still in "character" > format > if i do mydata2 <- as.numeric(mydata$apples) > the new object mydata2 is empty. > > Am i missing something about the structure of R? > > alina > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
