[R] Converting chr to num

GALIB KHAN ghk18 @end|ng |rom @c@r|etm@||@rutger@@edu
Sun Aug 19 00:08:21 CEST 2018


So running the code in my head....as long as that column's data type is a
vector of characters then it should work.


Did you try it out?

On Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 5:02 PM Jeff Reichman <reichmanj using sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Given it’s a variable would I just change the 12.6 in
> as.numeric(gsub(pattern = "%","","12.6%"))
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> To the variable name say … as.numeric(gsub(pattern = "%","",df$variable))
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> *From:* GALIB KHAN <ghk18 using scarletmail.rutgers.edu>
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 18, 2018 4:23 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [R] Converting chr to num
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> Hey there,
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> as.numeric(gsub(pattern = "%","","12.6%"))
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> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 4:20 PM, Jeff Reichman <reichmanj using sbcglobal.net>
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> How do I convert a chr variable that contains percentages to an integer
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> Example 12.6% (chr) to 12.6 (int)
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> Jeff
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