From the course: Data Wrangling in R
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Using the tidyverse
From the course: Data Wrangling in R
Using the tidyverse
- [Instructor] The tidyverse is a collection of R packages that help you easily work with tidy data. Now, the tidyverse is always evolving. The contents of the tidyverse change as developers add new packages. I encourage you to take a moment to visit the tidyverse website and review the current components of the tidyverse. These icons at the top of the screen each reference different components of the tidyverse, and if you click on one, it will take you to more information about that package. So let's talk about a few of the most important components of the tidyverse. The tibble package provides you with the tools you'll need to replace R's concept of data frames with a new data structure called tibbles that form the core of the tidyverse. I'll talk more about tibbles in the next video. The readr and readxl packages provide you with the ability to easily import and export data into R. That's a key component of data wrangling, and I'll discuss it in detail in the "Importing Data…
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