I managed to leave out one key line: Filename <- sample(LETTERS[1:5], 50, replace=TRUE) PREDICT <- sample(1:7, 50, replace=TRUE) tbl <- table(Filename, PREDICT) # this one.
Then the rest follows. ---------------------------------------------- David > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of David L Carlson > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 10:52 AM > To: 'Amanduh320'; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] convert a table > > A table is a matrix > > Filename <- sample(LETTERS[1:5], 50, replace=TRUE) > PREDICT <- sample(1:7, 50, replace=TRUE) > > To get a data frame that preserves the row/column structure of the > table use > > dfm <- as.data.frame.matrix(tbl) > > But you can do what you want on the table directly: > > rowmx <- apply(tbl, 1, max) > newtbl <- apply(tbl, 2, function(x) ifelse(x<rowmx, 0, x)) > > ---------------------------------------------- > David L Carlson > Associate Professor of Anthropology > Texas A&M University > College Station, TX 77843-4352 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > > project.org] On Behalf Of Amanduh320 > > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 10:03 AM > > To: r-help@r-project.org > > Subject: [R] convert a table > > > > I have my data in a table > > table <- table(test2$Filename, test2$PREDICT) > > > > I need to convert this table so it keeps the same structure, but is a > > different format. The current output is count data by Filename and I > > want to > > get the max for each Filename. > > > > Columns are: > > Filename, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 > > > > When I try to convert it to a data.frame it reverts to > Var1(Filename), > > Var2(1:7), Freq. > > > > My end goal is to find the max by row (Filename), then do > ifelse(x<max, > > 0, > > max) for each value in columns 2:8 > > > > My problem is that I don't understand what format the table is in. > > Thank you! > > Amanda > > > > -- > > View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/convert- > a- > > table-tp4635615.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. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ______________________________________________ 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.