Ok, I think I've got it this time. The problem was that you have two different types of data in the same data structure, the first row are the result's column names, then the actual numeric data.
First, in what follows I've called your data.frame 'df1', df1 <- structure(list(A2 = structure(c(9L, 4L, ...etc... Now the code. dat <- apply(df1[-1, ], 2, as.numeric) nr <- nrow(dat) nc <- ncol(dat) names1 <- colnames(df1)[rep(c(TRUE, FALSE), nc/2)] names2 <- unique(unname(apply(df1, 2, function(x) as.character(x[1])))) res <- matrix(nrow=nc/2, ncol=2) inx <- as.matrix(rev(expand.grid(1:2, 1:(nc/2)))) res <- do.call(cbind, lapply(seq.int(nr), function(i){res[inx] <- dat[i, ]; matrix(res, ncol=2)})) res <- data.frame(res) rownames(res) <- names1 colnames(res) <- paste(names2, rep(seq.int(nr), each=2), sep=".") res I hope this is, finally, it. Rui Barradas marc212 wrote > > Short snippet- > > structure(list(A2 = structure(c(9L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 7L, 5L, 7L, > 6L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 5L, 2L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 8L, 4L, 3L, > 4L, 5L, 4L, 3L), .Label = c("4.957", "4.958", "4.959", "4.96", > "4.961", "4.962", "4.963", "4.964", "x"), class = "factor"), > A2.1 = structure(c(6L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 4L, 2L, > 4L, 2L, 5L, 4L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 2L, > 2L, 2L, 2L), .Label = c("6.156", "6.157", "6.158", "6.159", > "6.161", "y"), class = "factor"), A3 = structure(c(9L, 2L, > 2L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 5L, 3L, 6L, 1L, 8L, 2L, 7L, 2L, 2L, > 6L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 8L, 3L), .Label = c("5.114", > "5.115", "5.116", "5.117", "5.118", "5.119", "5.12", "5.121", > "x"), class = "factor"), A3.1 = structure(c(2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("4.227", > "y"), class = "factor"), A4 = structure(c(14L, 5L, 5L, 3L, > 7L, 6L, 7L, 1L, 5L, 4L, 2L, 9L, 5L, 12L, 7L, 11L, 11L, 4L, > 11L, 3L, 8L, 6L, 10L, 6L, 9L, 3L, 13L, 3L), .Label = c("5.204", > "5.207", "5.209", "5.21", "5.211", "5.212", "5.213", "5.214", > "5.215", "5.216", "5.218", "5.219", "5.221", "x"), class = "factor"), > A4.1 = structure(c(9L, 4L, 4L, 2L, 6L, 8L, 5L, 6L, 1L, 4L, > 4L, 2L, 6L, 3L, 2L, 4L, 4L, 6L, 4L, 8L, 4L, 3L, 6L, 4L, 2L, > 7L, 3L, 6L), .Label = c("2.564", "2.565", "2.566", "2.567", > "2.569", "2.57", "2.571", "2.572", "y"), class = "factor"), > B1 = structure(c(8L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 7L, 5L, 3L, 4L, > 2L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 6L, 4L, 2L, 2L, 5L, 5L, > 4L, 4L, 1L), .Label = c("7.273", "7.274", "7.275", "7.276", > "7.277", "7.278", "7.279", "x"), class = "factor"), B1.1 = > structure(c(8L, > 1L, 1L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 3L, > 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 4L, 7L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 5L, 6L), .Label = c("8.067", > "8.068", "8.069", "8.07", "8.071", "8.072", "8.073", "y"), class = > "factor"), > A1 = structure(c(6L, 5L, 5L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 1L, > 2L, 3L, 2L, 1L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, > 2L, 3L, 5L), .Label = c("4.918", "4.919", "4.92", "4.921", > "4.922", "x"), class = "factor"), A1.1 = structure(c(6L, > 3L, 3L, 2L, 4L, 5L, 3L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 5L, 3L, 3L, > 1L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 1L, 3L, 4L), .Label = c("8.297", > "8.298", "8.299", "8.3", "8.301", "y"), class = "factor"), > B2 = structure(c(10L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 9L, 8L, 5L, > 2L, 8L, 5L, 4L, 2L, 6L, 3L, 2L, 9L, 5L, 4L, 2L, 5L, 5L, 1L, > 8L, 9L, 5L), .Label = c("7.272", "7.273", "7.274", "7.275", > "7.276", "7.277", "7.278", "7.279", "7.28", "x"), class = "factor"), > B2.1 = structure(c(6L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 4L, 3L, > 4L, 3L, 2L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 1L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, > 3L, 3L, 5L), .Label = c("6.056", "6.058", "6.059", "6.06", > "6.061", "y"), class = "factor"), B3 = structure(c(10L, 1L, > 1L, 4L, 5L, 2L, 4L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 2L, 3L, 7L, 4L, 4L, 9L, 8L, > 7L, 6L, 7L, 5L, 4L, 6L, 9L, 7L, 8L, 6L, 4L), .Label = c("7.411", > "7.412", "7.413", "7.414", "7.415", "7.416", "7.417", "7.418", > "7.419", "x"), class = "factor"), B3.1 = structure(c(7L, > 3L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 2L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 1L, 3L, > 4L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 6L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 3L), .Label = c("4.05", > "4.052", "4.053", "4.054", "4.055", "4.056", "y"), class = "factor"), > B4 = structure(c(10L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 9L, 8L, 4L, 4L, > 6L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 4L, 5L, 8L, 7L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 6L, 4L, 6L, 2L, > 3L, 1L, 3L), .Label = c("7.468", "7.469", "7.47", "7.471", > "7.472", "7.473", "7.474", "7.475", "7.476", "x"), class = "factor"), > B4.1 = structure(c(6L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 1L, 3L, 4L, 5L, > 4L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, > 2L, 5L, 4L), .Label = c("2.274", "2.275", "2.276", "2.277", > "2.278", "y"), class = "factor"), C1 = structure(c(6L, 4L, > 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 4L, 2L, 4L, 4L, 5L, > 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 1L), .Label = c("9.744", > "9.745", "9.746", "9.747", "9.748", "x"), class = "factor"), > C1.1 = structure(c(2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("8.203", "y"), class = "factor"), > C2 = structure(c(9L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 6L, 6L, 7L, 6L, > 4L, 8L, 8L, 6L, 8L, 5L, 1L, 3L, 4L, 1L, 3L, 5L, 5L, 6L, 8L, > 5L, 2L, 4L), .Label = c("9.916", "9.917", "9.918", "9.919", > "9.92", "9.921", "9.922", "9.923", "x"), class = "factor"), > C2.1 = structure(c(4L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 2L, > 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, > 2L, 3L, 1L), .Label = c("5.942", "5.943", "5.944", "y"), class = > "factor"), > C3 = structure(c(10L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 9L, 8L, 2L, 5L, 5L, 6L, > 5L, 5L, 4L, 7L, 4L, 5L, 1L, 6L, 6L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 3L, > 7L, 5L, 4L), .Label = c("9.95", "9.951", "9.952", "9.953", > "9.954", "9.955", "9.956", "9.959", "9.96", "x"), class = "factor"), > C3.1 = structure(c(7L, 6L, 6L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 4L, > 2L, 4L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 5L, 1L, 3L, 6L, 6L, 5L, 5L, 6L, 6L, > 5L, 6L, 6L), .Label = c("3.952", "3.953", "3.954", "3.955", > "3.956", "3.957", "y"), class = "factor"), C4 = structure(c(10L, > 6L, 6L, 4L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 6L, 7L, 1L, 8L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 6L, 7L, > 9L, 5L, 8L, 7L, 8L, 5L, 8L, 2L, 5L, 1L, 2L, 1L), .Label = c("9.914", > "9.915", "9.916", "9.917", "9.918", "9.919", "9.92", "9.921", > "9.922", "x"), class = "factor"), C4.1 = structure(c(10L, > 2L, 3L, 1L, 8L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 7L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 7L, 9L, > 8L, 7L, 7L, 6L, 9L, 9L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 9L, 8L), .Label = c("2.242", > "2.244", "2.245", "2.246", "2.247", "2.248", "2.249", "2.25", > "2.252", "y"), class = "factor"), D1 = structure(c(7L, 4L, > 6L, 3L, 6L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 6L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 6L, 6L, > 2L, 6L, 5L, 2L, 5L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 1L, 3L, 4L), .Label = c("12.452", > "12.453", "12.454", "12.455", "12.456", "12.457", "x"), class = > "factor"), > D1.1 = structure(c(5L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 2L, > 3L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 2L, 4L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 1L, > 2L, 4L, 1L), .Label = c("8.491", "8.492", "8.493", "8.494", > "y"), class = "factor"), D2 = structure(c(7L, 3L, 3L, 3L, > 4L, 3L, 5L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 4L, 3L, 5L, 4L, > 5L, 2L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 6L, 5L, 2L), .Label = c("12.794", > "12.795", "12.796", "12.797", "12.798", "12.802", "x"), class = > "factor"), > D2.1 = structure(c(2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("6.273", "y"), class = "factor"), > D3 = structure(c(5L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 2L, > 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 3L, > 2L, 3L, 3L), .Label = c("12.775", "12.776", "12.777", "12.778", > "x"), class = "factor"), D3.1 = structure(c(2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("4.034", > "y"), class = "factor"), D4 = structure(c(8L, 2L, 3L, 2L, > 4L, 1L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 4L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, > 4L, 6L, 5L, 7L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 5L, 6L), .Label = c("12.499", > "12.501", "12.502", "12.503", "12.504", "12.505", "12.506", > "x"), class = "factor"), D4.1 = structure(c(8L, 5L, 1L, 6L, > 6L, 2L, 6L, 6L, 7L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 2L, 6L, 4L, 7L, 2L, 2L, 4L, > 1L, 5L, 4L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 1L, 2L, 3L), .Label = c("2.142", > "2.143", "2.144", "2.145", "2.146", "2.147", "2.148", "y" > ), class = "factor"), E2 = structure(c(8L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 3L, > 4L, 2L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 5L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 3L, > 6L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 6L, 6L, 7L, 4L), .Label = c("17.01", "17.013", > "17.014", "17.015", "17.016", "17.017", "17.018", "x"), class = > "factor"), > E2.1 = structure(c(6L, 5L, 1L, 1L, 4L, 2L, 1L, 4L, 3L, 4L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("6.813", "6.814", "6.815", "6.816", > "6.819", "y"), class = "factor"), E3 = structure(c(6L, 5L, > 5L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 2L, 1L, 4L, 3L, 2L, 5L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 3L, > 2L, 2L, 3L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 2L), .Label = c("17.061", > "17.062", "17.063", "17.064", "17.065", "x"), class = "factor"), > E3.1 = structure(c(9L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 6L, 2L, 3L, 6L, 7L, > 4L, 7L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 6L, 8L, 5L, 6L, 4L, 5L, 8L, 7L, 7L, 7L, > 4L, 6L, 7L), .Label = c("4.265", "4.266", "4.267", "4.268", > "4.269", "4.27", "4.271", "4.272", "y"), class = "factor"), > E4 = structure(c(7L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 4L, 2L, > 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 1L, 4L, 4L, 2L, 5L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, > 4L, 4L, 6L), .Label = c("17.443", "17.444", "17.445", "17.446", > "17.447", "17.448", "x"), class = "factor"), E4.1 = structure(c(7L, > 6L, 5L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 2L, 1L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 3L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("2.357", > "2.358", "2.359", "2.36", "2.362", "2.364", "y"), class = "factor"), > F1 = structure(c(13L, 9L, 6L, 9L, 12L, 11L, 7L, 3L, 10L, > 5L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 9L, 3L, 9L, 5L, 8L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 8L, 2L, 6L, > 4L, 2L, 3L, 3L), .Label = c("19.828", "19.829", "19.83", > "19.831", "19.832", "19.833", "19.834", "19.835", "19.836", > "19.837", "19.838", "19.839", "x"), class = "factor"), F1.1 = > structure(c(9L, > 1L, 5L, 1L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 1L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 7L, > 6L, 3L, 5L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 8L, 7L, 8L, 6L, 7L, 6L), .Label = c("8.775", > "8.776", "8.777", "8.778", "8.779", "8.78", "8.781", "8.782", > "y"), class = "factor"), F3 = structure(c(6L, 5L, 5L, 2L, > 3L, 5L, 5L, 3L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 5L, > 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 5L), .Label = c("19.521", > "19.522", "19.523", "19.524", "19.525", "x"), class = "factor"), > F3.1 = structure(c(10L, 6L, 8L, 6L, 5L, 9L, 7L, 5L, 5L, 7L, > 6L, 5L, 6L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 1L, > 4L, 5L, 3L), .Label = c("4.227", "4.228", "4.229", "4.23", > "4.231", "4.232", "4.233", "4.234", "4.236", "y"), class = "factor"), > F2 = structure(c(7L, 3L, 5L, 6L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 3L, 3L, > 2L, 4L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 2L, > 3L, 6L, 5L), .Label = c("19.491", "19.492", "19.493", "19.494", > "19.495", "19.496", "x"), class = "factor"), F2.1 = structure(c(5L, > 4L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, > 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L), .Label = c("6.423", > "6.425", "6.426", "6.427", "y"), class = "factor"), F4 = > structure(c(6L, > 4L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 2L, 5L, 2L, 1L, 3L, 1L, 2L, > 3L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 1L, 3L, 1L, 4L, 1L, 3L, 2L, 3L), .Label = c("19.573", > "19.574", "19.575", "19.576", "19.577", "x"), class = "factor"), > F4.1 = structure(c(6L, 5L, 3L, 1L, 4L, 2L, 3L, 1L, 1L, 2L, > 3L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 1L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 3L, > 3L, 2L, 1L), .Label = c("2.514", "2.515", "2.516", "2.517", > "2.521", "y"), class = "factor"), G1 = structure(c(9L, 5L, > 5L, 6L, 5L, 5L, 4L, 2L, 5L, 4L, 6L, 7L, 3L, 1L, 3L, 4L, 6L, > 5L, 6L, 6L, 4L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 5L, 3L, 8L, 5L), .Label = c("21.994", > "21.999", "22", "22.001", "22.002", "22.003", "22.004", "22.006", > "x"), class = "factor"), G1.1 = structure(c(10L, 9L, 7L, > 5L, 8L, 7L, 6L, 8L, 5L, 7L, 4L, 5L, 7L, 6L, 4L, 7L, 8L, 3L, > 2L, 8L, 5L, 6L, 5L, 4L, 6L, 3L, 5L, 1L), .Label = c("8.713", > "8.715", "8.717", "8.718", "8.719", "8.72", "8.721", "8.722", > "8.724", "y"), class = "factor"), G2 = structure(c(9L, 6L, > 6L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 4L, 3L, 1L, 4L, 5L, 4L, 3L, 4L, 4L, > 4L, 5L, 5L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 5L, 2L, 7L, 8L, 6L), .Label = c("21.936", > "21.937", "21.938", "21.939", "21.94", "21.941", "21.942", > "21.943", "x"), class = "factor"), G2.1 = structure(c(5L, > 4L, 1L, 1L, 3L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, > 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("6.388", > "6.389", "6.391", "6.396", "y"), class = "factor")), .Names = c("A2", > "A2.1", "A3", "A3.1", "A4", "A4.1", "B1", "B1.1", "A1", "A1.1", > "B2", "B2.1", "B3", "B3.1", "B4", "B4.1", "C1", "C1.1", "C2", > "C2.1", "C3", "C3.1", "C4", "C4.1", "D1", "D1.1", "D2", "D2.1", > "D3", "D3.1", "D4", "D4.1", "E2", "E2.1", "E3", "E3.1", "E4", > "E4.1", "F1", "F1.1", "F3", "F3.1", "F2", "F2.1", "F4", "F4.1", > "G1", "G1.1", "G2", "G2.1"), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA, > -28L)) >> > -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Breaking-up-a-Row-in-R-transpose-tp4607658p4610151.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ 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.