[R] one long column of data -> three small columns

[Peter Alspach]

Tena koe

?matrix 

The exact syntax will depend on the class of your 'column of data'.  If
it is a dataframe, for example, then try

matrix(yourData[,1], 3, 3)

HTH ...

Peter Alspach 

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> say i have a column of data like this...
> 
> 2
> 3
> 4
> 2
> 1
> 6
> 6
> 4
> 7
> 
> and i want it in three columns like this
> 
> 226
> 314
> 467
> 
> ...so i can make a contour plot.
> 
> 
> How do i do this?
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