licity and
clarity gets lost.
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Subject: Re: [R] [Tagged] Re: col.names in as.data.frame() ?
as.data.frame is a _conv
On 28/10/2023 4:45 p.m., Bert Gunter wrote:
Jeff, et. al. : but ...
Note that as.data.frame() *already* changes the matrix object by adding
column names of *its own choosing* when the matrix has none. So the issue
here is not *whether* col names should be added, but *what*/*how* they
should be.
Jeff, et. al. : but ...
Note that as.data.frame() *already* changes the matrix object by adding
column names of *its own choosing* when the matrix has none. So the issue
here is not *whether* col names should be added, but *what*/*how* they
should be. Unless you wish to extend your criticism to
Ah - that's an excellent point. Thanks.
> On Oct 28, 2023, at 14:54, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>
> as.data.frame is a _converter_, while data.frame is a _constructor_.
> Changing the object contents is not what a conversion is for.
>
> On October 28, 2023 11:39:22 AM PDT, Boris Steipe
>
as.data.frame is a _converter_, while data.frame is a _constructor_. Changing
the object contents is not what a conversion is for.
On October 28, 2023 11:39:22 AM PDT, Boris Steipe
wrote:
>Thanks Duncan and Avi!
>
>That you could use NULL in a matrix() dimnames = list(...) argument wasn't
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