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Consider the code below that loads data in swimming_pools.csv in two distinct ways:

# Option A
pools <- read.csv("swimming_pools.csv", stringsAsFactors = TRUE)

# Option B
pools <- read.csv("swimming_pools.csv", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)

How many variables in the resulting pools data frame have different types if you specify the stringsAsFactors argument differently?

The swimming_pools.csv file is available in your current working directory so you can experiment in the console.

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Importing Data in R (Part 1)

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Just one: Name.,Two variables: Name and Address.,Three columns: all but Longitude.,All four of them!

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