Anika -- these are good questions and many on the list could
expatiate on them. These erudite people are also busy, however, and
that is why the R-news posting guide suggests that you study an
introductory book on R before asking general questions.
On 27-Jun-13, at 11:26 AM, Anika Masters wrote:
When "should" I use a dataframe vs. a matrix? What are the pros
and cons?
If I have data of all the same type, am I usually better off using a
matrix and not a dataframe?
What are the advantages if any of using a dataframe vs. a matrix?
(rownames and column names perhaps?)
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