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Convert DataFrame to vector in R

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In this article, we will discuss how a dataframe can be converted to a vector in R. For the Conversion of dataframe into a vector, we can simply pass the dataframe column name as [[index]].

Approach:

We are taking a column in the dataframe and passing it into another variable by the selection method. Selection method can be defined as choosing a column from a data frame using ” [[]]”.

  • Create a dataframe
  • Apply selection process on the columns in a dataframe which is created.
  • Verify the resultant variable.

Syntax:

convert_data = dataframe_name[[‘column_name’]]

Given below are implementations using this approach to produce this functionality.

Example 1:

R




# creating a vector for names
names=c('sravan','bobby','ojaswi','gnanesh','rohith','satwik')
  
# creating vector for marks 1
marks1=c(96,76,82,89,100,94)
  
# creating vector for marks 2
marks2=c(98,79,98,78,98,89)
  
# display all details
print(names)
print(marks1)
print(marks2)
print("----------------------")
  
# passing vectors to the data frame
Final_data = data.frame(names,marks1,marks2)
  
# display data frame
print(Final_data)
print("-------------------conversion---------------------")
  
# converting marks1 dataframe column into vector
# by passing as index
convert_data1 = Final_data[['marks1']]
print(convert_data1)
  
# converting marks2 dataframe column into vector 
# by passing as index
convert_data2 = Final_data[['marks2']]
print(convert_data2)


Output:

Example 2:

R




# creating a vector for subjects
subjects=c('java','python','c/c++')
  
# creating vector for teachers
teachers=c('ravi','swapna','sai')
  
# creating vector for pass percentage
pass=c(98.11,90.45,95)
  
# display all details
print(subjects)
print(teachers)
print(pass)
print("----------------------")
  
# passing vectors to the data frame
Final_data = data.frame(subjects,teachers,pass)
  
# display data frame
print(Final_data)
print("-------------------conversion---------------------")
  
# converting subjects dataframe column into 
# vector by passing as index
convert_data1 = Final_data[['subjects']]
print(convert_data1)
  
# converting teachers dataframe column into 
# vector by passing as index
convert_data2 = Final_data[['teachers']]
print(convert_data2)
  
# converting pass dataframe column into vector
# by passing as index
convert_data2 = Final_data[['pass']]
print(convert_data2)


Output:



Last Updated : 16 Mar, 2021
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