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What happens when a logical vector of indices is used to subset a vector and the lengths do not match?
What happens when a logical vector of indices is used to subset a vector and the lengths do not match?
- The logical vector is recycled. (correct)
- An error is returned.
- Only the first element is subsetted.
- The subset is empty.
What does the output 'integer(0)' mean in the context of subsetting?
What does the output 'integer(0)' mean in the context of subsetting?
- The subset contains only NA values.
- An error occurred.
- The subset contains all elements.
- The subset is empty. (correct)
What is the purpose of the 'is.na' function?
What is the purpose of the 'is.na' function?
- To convert a vector to a different type.
- To detect non-missing values.
- To replace missing values with a default value.
- To detect missing values. (correct)
How can we use the 'is.na' function to subset the non-missing values of a vector?
How can we use the 'is.na' function to subset the non-missing values of a vector?
What is the result of the expression 'x[(x > 4) & (x < 2)]'?
What is the result of the expression 'x[(x > 4) & (x < 2)]'?
What is the correct way to detect missing values in a vector?
What is the correct way to detect missing values in a vector?
What is the result of the expression 'z[z^2 > 8]'?
What is the result of the expression 'z[z^2 > 8]'?
What is the purpose of recycling a logical vector of indices when subsetting a vector?
What is the purpose of recycling a logical vector of indices when subsetting a vector?
What happens to the values in the vector counts
when counts[c(1:3, 7:9)] = NA
is executed?
What happens to the values in the vector counts
when counts[c(1:3, 7:9)] = NA
is executed?
What is the length of the vector counts[c(1:3, 7:9)]
after executing counts[c(1:3, 7:9)] = NA
?
What is the length of the vector counts[c(1:3, 7:9)]
after executing counts[c(1:3, 7:9)] = NA
?
What is the result of c(NA, 99)
when applied to the subset counts[c(1:3, 7:9)]
using the assignment operator?
What is the result of c(NA, 99)
when applied to the subset counts[c(1:3, 7:9)]
using the assignment operator?
What is the difference between a numeric vector and a logical vector?
What is the difference between a numeric vector and a logical vector?
How can you create a logical vector of length 7 containing only TRUE
values?
How can you create a logical vector of length 7 containing only TRUE
values?
What is the result of the expression x >= 7
applied to the numeric vector x = 1:10
?
What is the result of the expression x >= 7
applied to the numeric vector x = 1:10
?
In the example sum(x >= 7)
, what does the value 4 represent?
In the example sum(x >= 7)
, what does the value 4 represent?
In the example mean(x >= 7)
, what does the value 0.4 represent?
In the example mean(x >= 7)
, what does the value 0.4 represent?
Study Notes
The Recycling Rule
- The recycling rule applies to assignment, in addition to arithmetic and conditional operators
- When assigning a vector to a subset, the vector is replicated to match the subset length if necessary
- Example:
counts[c(1:3, 7:9)] = NA
replicates NA six times to match the subset length - Example:
counts[c(1:3, 7:9)] = c(NA, 99)
replicates c(NA, 99) three times to match the subset length
Logical Vectors
- Logical vectors are composed of logical values (TRUE, FALSE, or NA)
- Example:
c(TRUE, FALSE, FALSE)
creates a logical vector - Replication:
rep(TRUE, 7)
creates a logical vector with seven TRUE values - Conditional operators can be applied to numeric or character vectors to create logical vectors
- Example:
x >= 7
creates a logical vector from a numeric vector x - Important property: logical vectors are automatically converted to numeric vectors when arithmetic operations are applied, where TRUE becomes 1 and FALSE becomes 0
- Examples:
TRUE + FALSE
equals 1,sum(x >= 7)
equals 4, andmean(x >= 7)
equals 0.4
Subsetting with Logical Vectors
- Logical vectors can be used as indices for subsetting
- When using a logical vector as an index, the subset contains elements in the same positions as the TRUE elements in the index
- Example:
counts[c(TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE)]
subsets counts using a logical vector of indices - Example:
counts[counts < 3]
subsets counts using a logical vector of indices created from the same vector
Subsetting with Logical Expressions
- Logical expressions can be used to subset vectors
- Example:
x[(x > 4) | (x < 2)]
subsets x using a logical expression - Example:
x[(x > 4) & (x < 2)]
subsets x using a logical expression - Output
integer(0)
means no elements satisfy the condition - Example:
z[z^2 > 8]
subsets z using a logical expression involving a conditional operator and arithmetic operation
Missing Values
- The
is.na
function detects missing (NA) values in a vector - The function returns a logical vector with TRUE in place of NA values and FALSE in place of non-NA values
- Example:
is.na(x)
detects missing values in vector x is.na
can be used to subset non-missing values of a vector
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This quiz deals with the application of the recycling rule in R programming, specifically in assignment operations. It explores how the rule works when assigning a vector of length 1 into a subset of a different length.