Message-ID: <d85a6ba7-6af3-ccec-0772-666c56d24da1@auckland.ac.nz>
Date: 2016-05-28T21:57:38Z
From: Rolf Turner
Subject: Creating R file
In-Reply-To: <SNT405-EAS101E096CFDC6E2078E88B7DAE430@phx.gbl>
On 28/05/16 19:37, Hong Yu wrote:
>
> When you need numerical data input in R programs, you can use EXCEL
> to create .csv file. When you need output calculation results, you
> can write out .csv file in R programs.
>
> Yes, the most common .cvs file format is comma seperated numerical
> values. You can use EXCEL to create .csv file, and view the content
> with text editor.
There are myriad ways to create *.csv files, including text editors and
R itself, and other sound statistical packages. There is no need to use
the abomination that is known as Excel.
cheers,
Rolf Turner
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