[R] Matrix to Vector

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Arun Horne wrote:

> I have a matrix of values that I want to convert to a vector, but remove
> certain entries in the matrix first, i.e. in the vector I want every value
> in the matrix that is greater than 1000. I would also like to find out how
> many values are excluded in the transition from matrix to vector. Could
> someone tell me how this can be done?

start with matrix A, and treat it like a vector (which it is)

vec <- A[A > 1000]  (reads down columns, BTW)
excluded <- sum(!(A > 1000))


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