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Aprende Indexing in Vectors | Basic Data Types and Vectors
R Introduction: Part I

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Indexing in Vectors

Great! Now you understand how to create a vector and assign names to its values.

To access specific elements within a vector, you can use indices. The index of the first element is 1, the second element is 2, and so on. To retrieve the n-th element from a vector vec, use the syntax vec[n]. Additionally, if the vector elements have assigned names, you can extract the values by their names by enclosing the name in quotes and square brackets.

Now, let’s revisit the grades example:

We'll extract the grade for Math and the grade for Literature.

grades <- c(80, 75, 95, 100) # Vector of grades
# Assign names to values of grades
names(grades) <- c('Math', 'Physics', 'English', 'Literature')
# Output the first grade
grades[1]
# Output Literature grade
grades['Literature']
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grades <- c(80, 75, 95, 100) # Vector of grades # Assign names to values of grades names(grades) <- c('Math', 'Physics', 'English', 'Literature') # Output the first grade grades[1] # Output Literature grade grades['Literature']
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It's also possible to access multiple elements simultaneously:

grades <- c(80, 75, 95, 100) # Vector of grades
# Assign names to values of grades
names(grades) <- c('Math', 'Physics', 'English', 'Literature')
# Output the second and the third grades
grades[c(2,3)]
# Output Math and Physics grades
grades[c('Math','Physics')]
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grades <- c(80, 75, 95, 100) # Vector of grades # Assign names to values of grades names(grades) <- c('Math', 'Physics', 'English', 'Literature') # Output the second and the third grades grades[c(2,3)] # Output Math and Physics grades grades[c('Math','Physics')]
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Continuing from the previous exercise, you have a vector named prices with each price assigned to a corresponding item name.

  1. Retrieve the price of 'Armchair' using its name rather than its index.
  2. Retrieve the prices for both the 'Dining table' and 'Dining chair' using their indices.

Solución

# Vectors of prices and names
prices <- c(340, 150, 115, 45, 160)
items <- c('Sofa', 'Armchair', 'Dining table', 'Dining chair', 'Bookshelf')
names(prices) <- items
# Output the price of Armchair
prices["Armchair"]
# Output the prices of Dining stuff
prices[c(3,4)]

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Sección 2. Capítulo 7
# Vectors of prices and names
prices <- c(340, 150, 115, 45, 160)
items <- c('Sofa', 'Armchair', 'Dining table', 'Dining chair', 'Bookshelf')
names(prices) <- items
# Output the price of Armchair
___["___"]
# Output the prices of Dining stuff
___[___]

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