Data Types in R
R has five main data types.
- Character
- Complex
- Integer
- Logical
- Numeric
- Real
- Decimal
Syntax for declaring variables in R :
# declaring a variable using `<-`
nameOfVariable <- value
# declaring a variable using `=`
nameOfVariable = value
Below is code declare variables of different types
# Variables of different types
# Character
myCharacter <- “B”
class(myCharacter)
#Complex
myComplex <- 9i
class(myComplex)
# Integer
myInteger <- 0:9
class(myInteger)
# Logical
myBoolean <- TRUE
class(myBoolean)
# Real Numeric
myRealNumeric <- 9
class(myRealNumeric)
# Decimal Numeric
myDecimalNumeric <- 9.0
class(myDecimalNumeric)
OUTPUT OF CODE :
[1] “character”
[1] “complex”
[1] “integer”
[1] “logical”
[1] “numeric”
[1] “numeric”