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Selecting columns

Using the select() verb, we can answer interesting questions about our dataset by focusing in on related groups of verbs. The colon (:) is useful for getting many columns at a time.

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Data Manipulation with dplyr

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Oefeninstructies

  • Use glimpse() to examine all the variables in the counties table.
  • Select the columns for state, county, population, and (using a colon) all five of those industry-related variables; there are five consecutive variables in the table related to the industry of people's work: professional, service, office, construction, and production.
  • Arrange the table in descending order of service to find which counties have the highest rates of working in the service industry.

Praktische interactieve oefening

Probeer deze oefening eens door deze voorbeeldcode in te vullen.

# Glimpse the counties table
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counties %>%
  # Select state, county, population, and industry-related columns
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  # Arrange service in descending order 
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