I'd like to use describe() passing vectors that are embedded in other vectors so that I can use the function in a for loop.
I have the following data that contains grades for a group of students.
I would like to get descriptive statistics for the 5 different groups the 130 students are sorted into, so I create one subset for each group.
pr3 <- read.csv("data.csv", head = T, sep = ";")
G1A <- subset(pr3, group == "1A")
G1B<- subset(pr3, group == "1B")
Now calling describe() as follows works perfectly:
describe(G1A)
However, grouping the subsets into a vector names and passing an index of names to describe() won't work:
names <- c(G1A, G1B)
describe(names[1])
Error in var(if (is.vector(x) || is.factor(x)) x else as.double(x), na.rm = na.rm) :
is.atomic(x) is not TRUE
In addition: Warning message:
In mean.default(x, na.rm = na.rm) :
argument is not numeric or logical: returning NA
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How could I make it work?
You can't place your subsets/data frames in a vector and call them in this way.
If you call str(names[1]) to see the structure of your vector, you will see why it doesn't work.
Instead you might want to place the two data frames in a list in order to call them with your second line. Like this:
names <- list(G1A, G1B)
describe(names[1])