Get Data Ready: Import, Inspect, and Prepare Data
Quan Li · 2018
Abstract This chapter shows how to read an original raw dataset Penn World Table 7.0 in the comma-delimited format into R, how to create a corresponding data object, how to inspect the imported data visually, how to obtain information on dataset attributes (dimensions, variable names, etc.), how to graph select variables, and how to manage variables, observations, and datasets in order to get data ready for analysis. The chapter also shows how to import datasets of different formats into R and other miscellaneous programming information. Chapter 2 covers a large amount of materials that are necessary for getting data ready for analysis, even at the beginner’s level