[R] Partitioning matrix

[cls59]

Bogaso wrote:
> 
> Let say, I have following matrix :
> 
> dat <- matrix(rnorm(40), 2, 20)
> 
> Now I want to partition this like this :
> 
> dat1 <- dat[1,]
> dat2 <- dat[2,]
> 
> But point is that, dat1 and dat2 become vector object. How can I force
> them to be matrix object with dimension (1x20) ?
> 
> 

To turn a vector into a matrix or array set it's dimension attribute like
so:

dim(dat1) <- c(1,20)
dim(dat2) <- c(1,20)

Hope that helps!

-Charlie


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Charlie Sharpsteen
Undergraduate
Environmental Resources Engineering
Humboldt State University
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