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2011 Mar 31
3
Create Variable names dynamically
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#This is just a dummy example, please excuse any shortcuts...
data <- read.table("file", ....)
animals <- (data[,animal])
animals
> "cat", "dog", "horse" # Not known what these are before I read the data file
# do a bunch of stuff
mean_cat <- abc
var_cat <- dfd
mean_dog <- 123
var_dog <- 453
etc..
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I thought of trying to use the paste() function to create the variable name, but that doesn't work:
for( animal in animals){
paste("mean", animal "_") <- 123
}
Any ideas???
Thanks...