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Hi all! I am newcomer to R and I am loborating on this problem: How do I import data from a CD into R for further evaluation. Using code "newgotcha <- read.table("e:\\asciiwin\\gotcha.dat") " returmns a list containing an additional column with indices. The command "plot (gotcha)" gives the expected plot. However, the line hist(gotcha) returns the message "Error in hist.default(newgotcha) : `x' must be numeric". How can I get the data...