Why not just unlist the data.frame and specify the number of rows in a matrix
each time you need look at a different layout, assuming I understand the
question.
Example
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aa <- data.frame(1:100)
bb <- unlist(aa)
(cc <- matrix(bb, nrow=20))
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--- On Mon, 10/26/09, Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodgess at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodgess at gmail.com>
> Subject: [R] reshaping a data frame
> To: "R help" <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> Received: Monday, October 26, 2009, 4:09 PM
> Dear R People:
>
> Suppose I have a data.frame, x.df, which has one column and
> 100 rows.
>
> Sometimes I need to see it as 20 rows and 5 columns,
> sometimes I need
> to see it as 10 rows with 10 columns.
>
> Is there a quick way to make those transformations,
> please?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sincerely,
> Erin
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