For example: # dataset age<-18:29 height<-58:69 df.ex=data.frame(age=age,height=height) df.ex[4,1]<-NA
# dataset of columns that will be used for analysis values<-c("age", "height") df.variables=data.frame(values) # Age column has a null (NA) value. The row must be removed for the analysis to run # explicit creation df.ex.sub.explicit<-subset(df.ex, age >= 0) dim(df.ex.sub.explicit) #11 obs of 2 variables i=1 strFilter=as.character(df.variables$values[i]) df.ex.sub.passvar<-subset(df.ex,strFilter>=0) dim(df.ex.sub.explicit) #12 obs of 2 variables -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Create-subset-using-variable-tp4316812p4317196.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.