Split dataframe into new dataframes
On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:11 PM, Johannes Radinger wrote:
Hi,
I want to split a dataframe based on a grouping variable (in one
column). The resulting new
dataframes should be stored in a new variable. I tried to split the
dataframe using split() and
to store it using a FOR loop, but thats not working so far:
df <- data.frame(A=c("A1","A1","A2","A2"),B=seq(1:4))
Fsplit <- function(x,y){
ls <- split(x,f=x$y)
for (i in names(ls)){
i <- ls$i
}
}
Fsplit(df,A) #1st argument is dataframe to split, 2nd argument
grouping variable
It appears you want the name of the levels of df$A to be the names of separate variables in the global environment. If that is correct, then see the FAQ. I'm not sure which one it is among the Miscellaneous section, but you should be looking of the one that tells you how to construct a named variable. Or: ? assign
David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT