#question I have the following data set: Date<-c("9/7/2010","9/7/2010","9/7/2010","9/7/2010","9/7/2010","9/7/2010","9/8/2010")
EstimatedQuantity<-c(3535,2772,3279,3411,3484,3274,3305) ScowNo<-c("4001","3002","4002","BR 8","4002","BR 8","4001") dataset<- data.frame(EstimatedQuantity,Date,ScowNo) #I'm trying to convert the data set into a contingency table and then back into a regular data frame: xtabdata<-as.data.frame.matrix(xtabs(EstimatedQuantity~Date+ScowNo,data=dataset), row.names=(dataset$Date),optional=F) #I'm trying to keep the row names (in xtabsdata) as the dates. #But the row names keep coming up as integers. #How can I preserve the row names as dates when #the table is converted back to a data frame? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Keeping-row-names-when-using-as-data-frame-matrix-tp4667344.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.