Dear All, I have a query : what is the command to count number of repeated words in a column. for ex: a oranges oranges apples apples grape oranges apple pine the result should be oranges 3 apples 3 grape 1 pine 1 is there an easy way for this. Thanks, Nataraju GM R & D Bangalore -- "No relationship is Static .. You either Step up or Step down" [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
?table On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Nattu <nataraju at gmail.com> wrote:> Dear All, > > I have a query : what is the command to count number of repeated words in a > column. > > for ex: > > a > > oranges > oranges > apples > apples > grape > oranges > apple > pine > > > the result should be > oranges 3 > apples 3 > grape 1 > pine 1 > > is there an easy way for this. > > Thanks, > Nataraju > GM R & D > Bangalore > > -- > "No relationship is Static .. You either Step up or Step down" > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >-- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve?
Try: a<-c("o","o","a","a","g","o","a","p") table(a) a a g o p 3 1 3 1 Clint Bowman INTERNET: clint at ecy.wa.gov Air Dispersion Modeler INTERNET: clint at math.utah.edu Air Quality Program VOICE: (360) 407-6815 Department of Ecology FAX: (360) 407-7534 USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274 On Thu, 19 Feb 2009, Nattu wrote:> Dear All, > > I have a query : what is the command to count number of repeated words in a > column. > > for ex: > > a > > oranges > oranges > apples > apples > grape > oranges > apple > pine > > > the result should be > oranges 3 > apples 3 > grape 1 > pine 1 > > is there an easy way for this. > > Thanks, > Nataraju > GM R & D > Bangalore > > -- > "No relationship is Static .. You either Step up or Step down" > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >