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_3

3. Assignments and Operators

Margot Tollefson¹  

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R works with objects. Objects can include vectors, matrices, functions, the results from a function, or other kinds of objects. Objects make working with information easier. This chapter covers assigning names to objects, listing and removing objects, and object operations. Part II (Chapters 4 and 5) covers the possible forms of objects.

Objects exist in an object system. Three main object systems (S3, S4, and Reference Class) are used in R. S3, ...