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Data Wrangling - Working with Tibbles in R

Tibbles are a modern reimagining of data frames in R and come as part of the tidyverse suite of packages. Tibbles are similar to data frames but have some notable differences that make them more user-friendly, especially during the data wrangling process.

1. Installing and Loading Required Packages:

install.packages("tidyverse")
library(tidyverse)

2. Creating Tibbles:

a. From a data frame:

df <- data.frame(x = 1:5, y = letters[1:5])
tb <- as_tibble(df)

b. Using `tibble()`:

tb <- tibble(x = 1:5, y = letters[1:5])

3. Tibble Advantages Over Data Frames:

Printing: Tibbles don't print too many rows by default, making it easier to view in the console.
Subsetting: With a tibble, if you subset with square brackets and only select one column, it remains a tibble. With a data frame, it becomes a vector.
Column Data Types: Tibbles are less strict when creating columns of different data types.

4. Accessing and Manipulating Tibble Data:

a. Accessing columns:

Using the $ operator:

tb$y

Using the double square bracket:

tb[[2]]

b. Adding columns:

tb <- tb %>%
  mutate(z = x * 2)

c. Renaming columns:

tb <- tb %>%
  rename(new_x = x)

d. Removing columns:

tb <- tb %>%
  select(-new_x)

5. Accessing Metadata:

Tibbles provide easy access to their metadata:

a. Column data types:

glimpse(tb)

b. Number of rows:

nrow(tb)

c. Number of columns:

ncol(tb)

6. Working with Row Data:

a. Adding rows:

You can use add_row() to add new rows:

tb <- add_row(tb, x = 6, y = "f", z = 12)

b. Removing rows:

tb <- tb %>%
  filter(x != 6)

7. Tibble-specific functions:

a. `enframe()`: Converts a named vector into a two-column tibble.

vec <- c(a = 1, b = 2, c = 3)
enframe(vec)

b. `deframe()`: Converts a two-column tibble into a named vector.

deframe(enframe(vec))

8. Converting Tibbles Back to Data Frames:

In case you need to convert a tibble back to a regular data frame:

df <- as.data.frame(tb)

Conclusion:

Tibbles are an essential tool for data wrangling in the modern R ecosystem, offering various advantages over traditional data frames, especially in terms of usability. As you explore the tidyverse, you'll find that many functions return tibbles by default, making it a valuable structure to understand and use effectively.

Tibble vs data.frame in R:

Tibble is a modern and user-friendly alternative to the traditional data.frame.

# Creating a data.frame
df <- data.frame(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))

# Creating a tibble
library(tibble)
tbl <- tibble(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))

Data wrangling with tibbles examples:

Tibbles offer enhanced data wrangling capabilities compared to data.frames.

# Using dplyr and tibble for data wrangling
library(dplyr)
library(tibble)

df <- data.frame(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))
tbl <- as_tibble(df)

# Data wrangling with tibbles
wrangled_tbl <- tbl %>%
  filter(ID > 1) %>%
  mutate(NewColumn = nchar(Name))

R tibble functions and operations:

Tibbles have specific functions and operations that make data manipulation easier.

# Using tibble functions
library(tibble)

tbl <- tibble(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))

# Adding a new column
tbl <- add_column(tbl, NewColumn = c(10, 20, 30))

# Selecting specific columns
selected_tbl <- select(tbl, ID, Name)

Introduction to tibbles in R:
- Tibbles are a part of the tidyverse ecosystem, designed for better data manipulation.
```
# Creating a tibble
library(tibble)
tbl <- tibble(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))
```

Using tibbles for data manipulation in R:

Tibbles integrate seamlessly with tidyverse packages for effective data manipulation.

# Using tibbles with dplyr
library(dplyr)
library(tibble)

tbl <- tibble(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))

# Data manipulation with dplyr and tibbles
manipulated_tbl <- tbl %>%
  filter(ID > 1) %>%
  mutate(NewColumn = nchar(Name))

Converting data.frame to tibble in R:

Convert a data.frame to a tibble using the as_tibble function.

# Converting data.frame to tibble
library(tibble)

df <- data.frame(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))
tbl <- as_tibble(df)

R tidyverse and tibble usage:

Tibbles are a key component of the tidyverse, providing a consistent data structure.

# Using tibbles within the tidyverse
library(tidyverse)

tbl <- tibble(ID = 1:3, Name = c("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"))

# Data wrangling with tidyverse
wrangled_tbl <- tbl %>%
  filter(ID > 1) %>%
  mutate(NewColumn = nchar(Name))