Hi,
library(reshape2) dcast(tmp.n,X1~X2,value.var="Y") # X1 0 2 4 #1 0 83 12 14 #2 1 107 25 27 #3 2 47 14 28 #4 3 27 4 13 #5 4 38 9 18 #6 99 1 0 0 A.K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "plessthanpointohf...@gmail.com" <plessthanpointohf...@gmail.com> To: r-help@r-project.org Cc: Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 1:44 PM Subject: [R] Loop or some other way to parse by data generated values when it is not linear I'm sorry for the really vague subject line but I am not sure how to succinctly describe what I am doing and what the problem is. But, here goes: 1. I have data with two-way data with frequencies. Below is an example, though in reality I am looking at about 10 different variables that I am crossing so the values of X1 and X2 change. X1 and X2 are place holders. Here's the dataset (though using this first part does not happen in reality): X1 <- matrix(c(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 99), nrow=18, ncol=1, byrow=T) X2 <- sort(matrix(c(0, 2, 4), nrow=18, ncol=1, byrow=T), decreasing=F) Y <- matrix(c(83, 107, 47, 27, 38, 1, 12 ,25, 14, 4, 9, 0, 14, 27, 28, 13, 18, 0), nrow=18, ncol=1, byrow=T) tmp.n <- data.frame(X1, X2, Y) The final data frame is what I actually get: X1 X2 Y 1 0 0 83 2 1 0 107 3 2 0 47 4 3 0 27 5 4 0 38 6 99 0 1 7 0 2 12 8 1 2 25 9 2 2 14 10 3 2 4 11 4 2 9 12 99 2 0 13 0 4 14 14 1 4 27 15 2 4 28 16 3 4 13 17 4 4 18 18 99 4 0 2. What I want is: 0 2 4 0 83 12 14 1 107 25 27 2 47 14 28 3 27 4 13 4 38 9 18 99 1 0 0 3. I've been trying to do it using this (which is inside a function so I can vary what variables X1 and X2 are): X1 <- table(tmp.n[,1]) X2 <- table(tmp.n[,2]) # Create the tmp.n.# datasets that contain the Y's. Do this in a loop to automate dta <- NULL for (i in 0:length(X1)) { assign("tmp.n_", tmp.n[tmp.n[,1] == i, c(1,3)]) tmp.n_ <- data.frame(tmp.n_[,2]) dta[i] <- assign(paste("tmp.n.", i, sep=""), tmp.n_) dta } dta2 <- (data.frame(matrix(unlist(dta), nrow=n2[1], byrow=T))) colnames(dta2) <- names(X2) dta2 And that works so long as X1 and X2 are linear. In other words, if X1 <- seq(0, 4, 1). But that 99 throws the whole thing off and it gives me this: X1 X2 1 107 25 2 27 47 3 14 28 4 27 4 5 13 38 6 9 18 It's basically breaks the whole thing. I've not been able to figure this out and I've been like a dog with a bone trying to make it work with modifications to the for loop. I know there is an easier way to do this, but my brain is no longer capable of thinking outside the box I've put it in. So, I am turning to you for help. Best, Jen ______________________________________________ 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.