[R] merge numerous columns of unequal length

T.D.Rudolph prairie.picker at gmail.com
Tue May 6 18:10:01 CEST 2008


Indeed both options are salable, though I agree the latter may be more
convenient.
Merci!


Patrick Burns wrote:
> 
> As the answers you've received suggest, you
> can use a list.  Or you could have two
> vectors: one with the data, the other with the
> group identity.  The latter format is likely more
> convenient for a lot of analyses.
> 
> Since your data are not inherently rectangular,
> it is probably best to get the idea of spreadsheet
> out of your head.  (It is probably best anyway.)
> 
> Patrick Burns
> patrick at burns-stat.com
> +44 (0)20 8525 0696
> http://www.burns-stat.com
> (home of S Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")
> 
> T.D.Rudolph wrote:
>> I have numerous objects, each containing continuous data representing the
>> same variable, movement rate, yet each having a different number of rows.  
>> e.g.
>> d1<-as.matrix(rnorm(5))
>> d2<-as.matrix(rnorm(3))
>> d3<-as.matrix(rnorm(6))
>>
>> How can I merge these three columns side-by-side in order to create a
>> table
>> regardless of the difference in length?  I wish to analyze the output in
>> a
>> spreadsheet format.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Tyler
>>
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