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---
title: 'Hands-on Introduction to R^[`r library(r2symbols) ; format(paste(symbol("copyright") , " - Wim R.M. Cardoen, 2022 - The content can neither be copied nor distributed without the **explicit** permission of the author."))`]'
subtitle: 'Section 5: Heterogeneous vectors (Lists & Dataframes) and IO'
author: "Wim R.M. Cardoen"
date: "Last updated: `r format(Sys.time(), ' %2m/%2d/%Y @ %2H:%2M:%2S')`"
output:
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---
\newpage
In the first part of this section, two kinds$\footnote{\texttt{R} also has the pairlist. This topic will not be discussed in this section. People interested in this subject, should have a look at \href{https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-ints.pdf}{R-internals}.}$ of $\textbf{heterogeneous}$ vectors will be discussed:
\begin{itemize}
\item lists
\item data frames (\& tibbles)
\end{itemize}
$\textbf{Input-output (IO)}$ in $\texttt{R}$ forms the subject of the latter part.
# R Lists
A $\texttt{list}$ is a vector that $\textbf{may}$ contain one or more $\textbf{components}$.$\newline$
The components can be $\textbf{heterogeneous}$ objects (atomic types, functions, lists\footnote{Due to this feature, they are also called $\texttt{recursive}$ vectors.}, $\ldots$).
Under the hood, the list is implemented as a vector of pointers to its top-level components.$\newline$
The list's length equals the number of top-level components.
## Creation of a list
An $\texttt{R}$ list can be created in several ways:
* using the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{list()}}$ function (most common)
* via the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{vector()}}$ function
* via a cast using the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{as.list()}}$ function
### Examples
* use of the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{list()}}$ function
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Creating an empty list
x1 <- list()
str(x1)
```
```{R, echo=FALSE, comment=''}
cat(sprintf("typeof(x1):%s class(x1):%s length(x1):%d\n",
typeof(x1), class(x1), length(x1)))
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# A more realistic list
x2 <- list(1:10, c("hello","world"),
3+4i, matrix(data=1:6,nrow=2,ncol=3,byrow=TRUE))
str(x2)
```
```{R, echo=FALSE, comment=''}
cat(sprintf("typeof(x2):%s class(x2):%s length(x2):%d\n",
typeof(x2), class(x2), length(x2)))
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Using existing names
x3 <- list(x=1, y=2, str1="hello", str2="world", vec=1:5)
str(x3)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Applying names to a list
x4 <- list(matrix(data=1:4,nrow=2,ncol=2), c(T,F,T,T), "hello")
names(x4) <- c("mymat","mybool","mystr")
str(x4)
```
$\newline$
* use $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{vector()}}$ function:
Allows to create/allocate an empty vector of a certain length.
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Allocate a vector of length 5
x5 <- vector(mode="list", length=5)
str(x5)
```
$\newline$
* using the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{as.list()}}$ function
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
x6 <- as.list(matrix(5:10,nrow=2))
str(x6)
```
$\newline$
Note: The 'inverse' operation is $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{unlist()}}$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
x7 <- unlist(x6)
str(x7)
```
## Accessor operators $[\;\;]$, $[[\;\;]]$, $\$$ in $\texttt{R}$.
### General statements
The operator $[[i]]$ selects $\textbf{only one component}$ (in cases of lists) or $\newline$
$\textbf{only one element}$ in case of homogeneous vectors.
The operator $[\;]$ allows to select $\textbf{one or more components}$ (in the case of lists) $\newline$
or $\textbf{one or more elements}$ in the case of homogeneous vectors.
The $\textbf{\$}$ operator can $\textbf{only}$ be used for $\textbf{generic/recursive vectors}$.$\newline$
If you use the $\textbf{\$}$ operator to other objects you will obtain an $\textcolor{red}{\textbf{error}}$.$\newline$
The $\textbf{\$}$ operator can $\textbf{only}$ be followed by a string or a non-computable index.
### Homogenous vectors
In praxi, for homogeneous vectors there is hardly any difference between $[[\;]]$ and $[\;]$ $\newline$
$\textbf{except}$ that $[[\;]]$ does $\textbf{NOT}$ allow to select more than $\textbf{one}$ element.
$\textcolor{orange}{\textbf{Note: The operator [[\;]] can be used as a tool of defensive programming.}}$
#### Examples
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
a <- seq(from=1,to=30,by=3)
a
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extraction of ONE element
cat(sprintf(" a[[2]] : %d\n", a[[2]]))
cat(sprintf(" a[2] : %d\n", a[2]))
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, error=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extraction of MORE than 1 element using [[]] => ERROR
a[[c(2,3)]]
```
$\newline$
$\textbf{but:}$
```{R, echo=TRUE, error=FALSE, comment=''}
# Extraction of MORE than 1 element using [] => OK
a[c(2,3)]
```
### Heterogeneous vectors (i.e. lists and derived classes)
We stated earlier that the operator $[[\;]]$ allows to select $\textbf{only one}$ component.$\newline$
It also means that this operator selects $\textbf{the component as is}$ (matrix, list, function,$\ldots$).
The operator $[\;]$ allows to select more than $\textbf{one}$ component.$\newline$
Therefore, in order to return potentially heterogeneous components it $\textbf{always}$ $\newline$ returns a $\texttt{list}$
even if only one component were to be returned.
#### Examples
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
str(x2)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, error=FALSE, comment=''}
# Selection using [[]]
x24 <- x2[[4]]
x24
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
class(x24)
typeof(x24)
length(x24)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, error=FALSE, comment=''}
# Selection using []
x24 <- x2[4]
x24
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
class(x24)
typeof(x24)
length(x24)
```
$\newline\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Select third el. of the FIRST component
x13 <- x2[[1]][3]
x13
```
which is the same as:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
v1 <- x2[[1]]
v1[3]
```
$\newline\newline$
$\textbf{Heterogeneous}$ vectors are also known as $\textbf{recursive/generic}$ vectors, $\newline$ as can be seen in the following example:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# A more advanced 'recursive' example
v <- list(v1=1:4,
lst1=list(a=3, b=2, c=list(x=5,y=7, v2=seq(from=7,to=12))))
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extracting the component as a homogeneous vector
v[[2]][[3]][[3]]
class(v[[2]][[3]][[3]])
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extracting as a list
v[[2]][[3]][3]
class(v[[2]][[3]][3])
```
$\newline$
We can extract the same data using names if available:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
v$lst1$c$v2
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# List of function objects
lstfunc <- list(cube=function(x){x**3},
quartic=function(x){x**4})
lstfunc$cube(5)
lstfunc$quartic(5)
```
### Exercises
* Let's consider the following list:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
lstex1 <- list(
list(
seq(from=4,to=40,by=5),
"hello world",
list(
matrix(100:119,nrow=5),
"bye",
c(7,13,17),
list(451,-1,-17)
)
)
)
```
Extract the following data from $\texttt{mylistex1}$:
* the elements $7\,13$ as a vector.
* the second column of $\texttt{matrix(100:119,nrow=5)}$ as a matrix.
* $-1$ as a scalar.
* $-1$ as a list.
* $\textbf{all}$ numerical values into a vector. (Hint:$\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{unlist()}}$)
## Modifying lists
* $\textbf{Removal/deletion}$ of components:
Set the list element which refers to the component to $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{NULL}}$.$\newline$
The list will be $\textbf{automatically}$ re-indexed and its length adjusted.
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
mylst1 <- list(a=1:10, b=seq(1,5), matrix(1:10, nrow=2),
"hello", "world", 1:5 )
str(mylst1)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Removal of the 5th component
mylst1[[5]] <- NULL
str(mylst1)
```
$\newline\newline$
* $\textbf{Appending}$ an object:
Assign the object ($\texttt{obj}$) to the list element with index $\texttt{length(lst)+1}$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Creation of a list mylst2
mylst2 <- list( 1:5, 'a' , 'b')
str(mylst2)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, eval=TRUE, comment=''}
# Appending a Boolean vector to the existing list mylst2
mylst2[[length(mylst2)+1]] <- c(T,F,T)
str(mylst2)
```
$\newline$
If you set the index to a number which is $\textbf{larger}$ than $\texttt{length(lst) +1}$ $\newline$
all the new intermittent list elements will be set to $\texttt{NULL}$. $\newline$
You can get rid of these additional $\texttt{NULL}$ values by $\textbf{subsequently}$ deleting them.
```{R, echo=TRUE, eval=TRUE, comment=''}
# Insert a component at an index > length(mylst2)+1
# -> we will get some intermittent NULL values.
mylst2[[7]] <- "value"
str(mylst2)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, eval=TRUE, comment=''}
# Delete the NULL values! Start from the end!
mylst2[[6]] <- NULL
mylst2[[5]] <- NULL
str(mylst2)
```
$\newline$
* $\textbf{Insertion}$ of new components $\newline$
Create a new vector containing three parts:
* the 'left' sublist
* the new components
* the 'right' sublist
```{R, echo=TRUE, eval=TRUE, comment=''}
str(mylst2)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, eval=TRUE, comment=''}
# Add new component at index 4
newlst2 <- c(mylst2[1:3], "NEW", mylst2[4:length(mylst2)])
str(newlst2)
```
### Exercises
* Create the following list:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
lstex2 <- list(1:10,
matrix(seq(from=1,to=20), nrow=4),
5+3i,
list('a','d','b'),
"UoU",
c(T,F,T,T,T),
"Hello"
)
```
Perform some operations (deletions, insertions, modifications) on $\texttt{lstex2}$ $\newline$
such that $\texttt{lstex2}$ takes on the following form:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
lstex2 <- list( matrix(seq(from=1,to=20), nrow=4),
"Hello UoU",
list('a','b','c','d'),
c(T,F,T,T,T)
)
```
## Functions: return multiple objects
If a function needs to return $\textbf{multiple objects}$ a list $\textbf{must}$ be used.
### Example
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
func01 <- function(n)
{
x <- n*(n+1)/2
y <- cbind(1:n,(1:n)^2)
return(list('x'=x,'y'=y))
}
n <- 8
res <- func01(n)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
res$x
res$y
```
### Exercises
* Write the function $\texttt{countOcc(content)}$ which returns
* the occurrence of each letter in the string $\texttt{content}$.
* the occurrence of each non-letter character in the string $\texttt{content}$.
```{R, echo=FALSE}
# Auxiliary function to count the occurrence of each character in the vec
countAux <- function(vec){
uniq_el <- unique(vec)
if (length(uniq_el)>0) {
count <- vector(mode="integer", length=length(uniq_el))
for(i in seq_along(uniq_el)){
count[i] <- sum(uniq_el[i] == vec)
}
names(count) <- uniq_el
return(count)
}
return(NULL)
}
# Count the occurrence of
# a.the letters in content
# b.the non-letters in content
countOccurrence <- function(content){
vec <- strsplit(content, split='')
vec <- tolower(vec[[1]])
vecLetters <- sort(vec[vec %in% letters])
cvecLetters <- vec[!(vec %in% letters)]
return(list( countAlpha=countAux(vecLetters),
countNonAlpha=countAux(cvecLetters)))
}
```
$\newline$
If we use the text of the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights\footnote{The text was obtained from $\href{https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment}{https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first\_amendment}$} as argument for $\texttt{countOcc}$,
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
# Split the text to make it readable
l1 <- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,"
l2 <- "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
l3 <- "or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;"
l4 <- "or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,"
l5 <- "and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
# Glue the chunks {l1,l2,l3,l4,l5} together
firstamend <- paste(l1, l2, l3, l4, l5, sep=" ")
```
we obtain the following output:
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
res <- countOccurrence(firstamend)
res
```
$\newline$
Note/hints:
* We don't distinguish lowercase letters from uppercase letters.
* $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{strsplit()}}$ : splits a string into its characters.
* $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{tolower()}}$ : converts letters to their lower case counterparts.
* $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{unique()}}$ : extracts the unique elements of a vector.
* $\texttt{R}$ has a built-in vector $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{letters}}$.
\newpage
# R Dataframes
A $\texttt{date frame}$ is a $\texttt{list}$ with three $\texttt{attributes}$:
\begin{itemize}
\item $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{names}}$ : component names
\item $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{row.names}}$ : row names
\item $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{class}}$: $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{data.frame}}$
\end{itemize}
From the above, we can infer that a data frame has the the $\textbf{same}$ row names for each component (columns).
The components of a data frame can be vectors, factors, numerical matrices, lists or other data frames.
In praxi, a $\textbf{data frame}$ can be conceptualized as a $\textbf{generalized (i.e. heterogeneous) matrix/table}$
$\newline$ $\textbf{where each column has its own type but where each column has the same number of rows}$.
## Creating a data frame
* use of the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{data.frame}}$ function.
* some IO functions generate a data frame when they read a file.
e.g. $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{read.table()}}$, $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{read.csv()}}$.
### Examples
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Creation of a data frame using the data.frame function:
vec1 <- c("Smith", "Jensen", "McFall", "Johnson",
"Brown", "Williams", "Wilson", "Roberts")
vec2 <- c(4, 3, 0 , 6, 2, 0, 5, 1)
vec3 <- c(100000, 80000, 140000, 120000, 60000, 30000, 170000, 100000)
vec4 <- c("Salt Lake", "Provo", "Park City", "Provo",
"Logan", "Ogden", "Provo", "Salt Lake")
df1 <- data.frame(family=vec1, nchildren=vec2, income=vec3, location=vec4)
df1
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Creation of a data frame after reading a data file
df2 <- read.table(file="./data/seaice.txt", header=TRUE)
cat(sprintf("Length(df2) :%d\n", length(df2)))
cat(sprintf("Dim. of df2 :\n"))
dim(df2)
```
$\textbf{Note}$:
* Since $\texttt{R\,4.0.0}$, the default value for the argument $\texttt{stringsAsFactors}$ in the function $\newline$ $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{data.frame()}}$
has been set to $\texttt{FALSE}$.
* The functions $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{head()}}$ and $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{tail()}}$ display the first $n$, respectively last $n$ lines$\newline$
(default: $6$) of a data frame.
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Head of data frame df2 with the first 6 lines (default)
head(df2)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Tail of data frame df2 with the last 4 line
tail(df2, n=4)
```
## Accessing elements of a data frame
As we discussed previously, a data frame is a list with some extra attributes.$\newline$
But, it has also features of a (heterogeneous) matrix.
Therefore, the elements of a data frame can be accessed in $\textbf{two}$ different ways:
\begin{itemize}
\item using the list syntax
\item using the matrix syntax
\end{itemize}
### Examples
* Using the $\texttt{list}$ syntax:
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract the names of the components (columns)
names(df1)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract the list's second component as a vector
str(df1[[2]])
cat(sprintf("df1[[2]]:%s\n", typeof(df1[[2]])))
```
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```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract the list's second component as a list (dataframe)
df1[2]
str(df1[2])
cat(sprintf("df1[2]:%s\n", typeof(df1[2])))
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract a list's component using its name
df1$location
str(df1$location)
```
$\newline$
* Using the $\texttt{matrix}$ syntax
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
colnames(df1)
rownames(df1)
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract a few elements
df1[3,3]
df1[8,4]
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract a column => vector
df1[, 3]
df1[,'income']
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract a column but preserve a dataframe
df1[,'income',drop=FALSE]
typeof(df1[,'income',drop=FALSE])
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Extract everythng except fourth column
df1[c(1,4,5),-4]
```
$\newline$
```{R, echo=TRUE, comment=''}
# Find all the family with an income >=100,000
ind <- which(df1$income >= 100000)
df1[ind,'family']
```
## Modifying the data frame
* Adding columns and rows: $\newline$
use the $\textbf{cbind()}$ and $\textbf{rbind()}$ functions (as in the case of matrices)
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
# Create a new data frame
v1 <- 1:10
v2 <- 11:20
v3 <- 21:30
mydf1 <- data.frame(x=v1, y=v2, z=v3)
mydf1
```
$\newline$
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
# Add a new column
mydf2 <- cbind(mydf1, w=31:40)
mydf2
```
$\newline$
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
# Add a new row
mydf3 <- rbind(mydf2, c(11,21,31,41))
mydf3
```
* Remove columns and rows:
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
# Remove columns
mydf3$z <- NULL # Syntax 1
mydf3[,2] <- NULL # Syntax 2
mydf3
```
```{R,echo=TRUE,comment=''}
# Remove row
mydf3 <- mydf3[-c(4,7,8),]
mydf3
```
## Attach and detach operations
* $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{attach()}}$: allows to use a data frame's variables without invoking the name of the data frame, i.e.
inserts the data frame on the $\textbf{search path}$.
* $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{detach()}}$: undo the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{attach()}}$ operation but can also unload a library.
* $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{search()}}$: gives an array of the $\textbf{attached}$ packages and R objects (usually data frames).
This topic will be discussed in more detail in a future section i.e. ($\texttt{Environments}$).
### Examples
* Use of the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{attach()}}$ and $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{search()}}$ functions:
```{R,echo=TRUE,error=TRUE, comment=''}
# Prior to attaching mydf1
mydf1
search()
x
```
$\newline$
```{R,echo=TRUE, error=TRUE, comment=''}
# attach the data frame
attach(mydf1)
search()
x
```
$\newline$
* Use of the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{detach()}}$ function:
```{R,echo=TRUE, error=TRUE, comment=''}
# attach the data frame
detach(mydf1)
search()
x
```
## Exercises
The $\texttt{R}$ package contains a lot of data sets. We will use
the $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{airquality}}$ data set in the subsequent exercise.
$\newline$
* Return the first $5$ and the last $2$ entries of the data frame. $\newline$
You can load the data frame by invoking $\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{airquality}}$ on the
command line.$\newline$
* How many Ozone entries are missing in the data frame? $\newline$
* Find the day and month when the max. temperature occurred.$\newline$
* What is the mean & standard deviation of the Ozone level
for the days when the temperature >= 80?$\newline$
* How many days have a Solar.R between 150 and 250?
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# Input-Output (IO)
## Functionality in $\texttt{Base R}$
## Other options:
* library \href{https://readr.tidyverse.org/}{$\texttt{readr}$}
- supports a lot of formats (csv, tcsv, delim, $\ldots$)
- allows column specification
- faster than $\texttt{Base R}$'s read/write operations
- uses a $\texttt{tibble}$ instead of a $\texttt{data frame}$.
- for more info: \href{https://r4ds.had.co.nz/data-import.html}{$\texttt{R for Data Science}$ - Chapter 11.Data import}
* library \href{https://github.com/Rdatatable/data.table}{$\texttt{data.table}$}
- very fast IO: optimal for large read ($\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{fread()}}$) and write ($\textcolor{blue}{\textbf{fwrite()}}$) operations
- memory efficient
- low-level parallelism (use of multiple CPU threads)