I'm not sure what your data looks like. But the reshape package can be used to easily create matrix or array data from a 'long' format. Combining that with split would make it relatively to create matrices.
library(iNEXT) library(reshape2) data(ciliates) # Maybe your data is in long format like this: df <- melt(ciliates, varnames = c('species', 'sample'), value.name = 'count') # Then this will work df.list <- lapply(split(df, df$L1), function(x) acast(x, species ~ sample, value.var='count')) # If your data is just one wide (sorted) matrix, then you just need lapply and the column indices mat <- acast(df, species ~ L1 + sample, value.var='count') df.list <- lapply(list(c(1,17), c(18,36), c(37,51)), function(i) mat[,i[1]:i[2]]) Regards, Jason -----Original Message----- From: R-sig-ecology <r-sig-ecology-boun...@r-project.org> On Behalf Of Irene Adamo Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 07:28 To: r-sig-ecology@r-project.org Subject: [R-sig-eco] trasformation of matrix for iNEXT extrapolation interpolation of Hill's numbers Hi all, I am working with iNEXT package for diversity analyses however, I would like to use a incidence_raw data type which in iNEXT is a list of matrices like this: data(ciliates) head(ciliates) $SouthernNamibDesert x9 x17 x19 x20 x21 x22 x23 x24 Acaryophrya.collaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Actinobolina.multinucleata.n..sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Afroamphisiella.multinucleata.n..sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Afrothrix.multinucleata.n..sp. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amphisiella.binucleata.multicirrata.n..ssp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amphisiella.elegans.n..sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Amphisiella.longiseries.n..sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amphisiella.magnigranulosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Amphisiella.multinucleata.n..sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amphisiella.namibiensis.n..sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amphisiella.polycirrata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amphisiella.procera.n..sp. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 do you know how can I create anlist with four matrices like the one they have in example data? thanks a lot for any help! [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-ecology mailing list R-sig-ecology@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-ecology _______________________________________________ R-sig-ecology mailing list R-sig-ecology@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-ecology