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read.csv

The utils package, which is automatically loaded in your R session on startup, can import CSV files with the read.csv() function.

In this exercise, you'll be working with swimming_pools.csv; it contains data on swimming pools in Brisbane, Australia (Source: data.gov.au). The file contains the column names in the first row. It uses a comma to separate values within rows.

Type dir() in the console to list the files in your working directory. You'll see that it contains swimming_pools.csv, so you can start straight away.

This exercise is part of the course

Importing Data in R (Part 1)

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Exercise instructions

  • Use read.csv() to import "swimming_pools.csv" as a data frame with the name pools.
  • Print the structure of pools using str().

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

# Import swimming_pools.csv: pools


# Print the structure of pools
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