how to add any extra word to existing column heading in R
Hello, Two keywords: "colnames" and "paste". Regards, Pascal
On 20/06/13 14:09, Suparna Mitra wrote:
Hello,
I
was trying ways to define new column names. Or very traditional way to
export the data and add names in excel.
But thought there must a way, but searched with several key words in
forum, but couldn't find the exact what I mean.
May be my search terms are not perfect.
Thanks,
Mitra
On 20 June 2013 13:04, Pascal Oettli <kridox at ymail.com
<mailto:kridox at ymail.com>> wrote:
Hello,
What did you try to do by yourself before to ask?
Regards,
Pascal
On 20/06/13 13:56, Suparna Mitra wrote:
Hello R experts,
I want to add some extra words to number to existing column
header. Can
anybody tell me how to do that.
e.g. if I have a data.frame
Height.1 Height.2 Height.6 Height.8 Height.10 Height.11
Height.17
Height.20 Height.22 Height.31
MBR1 74 72 0 104 0 250
144
0 0 0
MBR2 0 94 0 150 0 250
158
0 0 0
MBR3 93 167 0 199 0 250
208
0 0 0
MBR4 146 106 0 165 0 250
135
0 0 0
MBR5 149 106 0 0 0 250
141
0 0 0
MBR6 120 0 0 97 0 250
175
0 0 0
MBR7 120 0 0 76 145 250
130
0 0 79
MBR8 89 70 0 114 0 250
211
0 0 0
I want to rename the heading as
Height.1.D1 Height.2.D1 Height.6.D1 Height.8.D1 Height.10.D1
Height.11.D1 Height.17.D1 Height.20.D1 Height.22.D1 Height.31.D1
MBR1 74 72 0 104 0 250
144
0 0 0
MBR2 0 94 0 150 0 250
158
0 0 0
MBR3 93 167 0 199 0 250
208
0 0 0
MBR4 146 106 0 165 0 250
135
0 0 0
MBR5 149 106 0 0 0 250
141
0 0 0
MBR6 120 0 0 97 0 250
175
0 0 0
MBR7 120 0 0 76 145 250
130
0 0 79
MBR8 89 70 0 114 0 250
211
0 0 0
MBR9 168 0 0 0 0 250
137
0 0 0
MBR11 78 68 0 117 0 250
161
0 49 0
Any help will be really great.
Thanks,
Mitra
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