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...xample, 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.. ############## 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 -- Noah Silverman