R 4 Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Language, API's and Library

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M. TollefsonR 4 Quick Syntax Referencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7924-3_11

11. Descriptive Functions and Manipulating Objects

Margot Tollefson¹  

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For arrays, matrices, vectors, lists, and expressions, in command line R, there are a number of functions that describe various attributes of an object. In RStudio, many attributes, such as the number of columns in a matrix or the length of a list, are given to the right of the object name under the Environment tab in the upper right window. Also, there are functions that manipulate objects to create new objects.

The functions ...