Importing TXT files into R
// Importing TXT Files into R //
In this video, I'll show you briefly and concisely how to import TXT files into R using the `read.table` function. Creating a data frame with this function is incredibly easy. It's important to know where the file is located—either in the working directory or somewhere else entirely. You can reference this location using absolute cell references. You can also define the column separators, decimal separators, and whether there's a header row.
A final, very convenient option that avoids working with the working directory or absolute cell references is the `file.choose()` function. This allows you to directly select the (TXT) file to be imported in a dialog box.
These functions are particularly useful because they don't use the working directory or absolute cell references. Import Code
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0:00 Introduction and initial situation
0:15 Defining a data frame and using the read.table() function
0:40 Selecting the data file location
1:24 Setting the separator
2:32 Using the header as a variable name
3:34 Setting the decimal separator
4:20 Using the file.choose() function to read the data
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