Your data seems to read in just fine, so what is the problem you are trying to solve?
> x <- read.table('clipboard', sep='\t', header=TRUE) > str(x) 'data.frame': 5 obs. of 5 variables: $ X : Factor w/ 5 levels "JE","JM","S",..: 5 2 4 1 3 $ None : int 4 4 25 18 10 $ Light : int 2 3 10 24 6 $ Medium: int 3 7 12 33 7 $ Heavy : int 2 4 4 13 2 > summary(x) X None Light Medium Heavy JE:1 Min. : 4.0 Min. : 2 Min. : 3.0 Min. : 2 JM:1 1st Qu.: 4.0 1st Qu.: 3 1st Qu.: 7.0 1st Qu.: 2 S :1 Median :10.0 Median : 6 Median : 7.0 Median : 4 SE:1 Mean :12.2 Mean : 9 Mean :12.4 Mean : 5 SM:1 3rd Qu.:18.0 3rd Qu.:10 3rd Qu.:12.0 3rd Qu.: 4 Max. :25.0 Max. :24 Max. :33.0 Max. :13 On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Melissa Waldman <melissawald...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have been working with Program R for my stats class and I keep coming upon > the same error, I have read so many sites about inputting data from a text > file into R and I'm using the data to do a correspondence analysis. I feel > like I have read everything and it is still not explaining why the error > message keeps coming up, I have used the exact examples I have seen in > articles and the same error keeps popping up: Error in sum(N) : invalid > 'type' (character) of argument > > I have spent sooooooooooooo long trying to figure this out without success, > I am sure it has to do with the fact that my rows have names in them. I > have attached the text file I have been using and if you have any ideas as > to how I can get R to plot the data using correspondence analysis with the > column and row names that would be really helpful! Or if you could pass > this email to someone who may know how to help me, that would be much > appreciated. > > Thank you, > Melissa Waldman > > my email: melissawald...@gmail.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. > > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ 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.