How do I import a CSV file in R?

Question

I have a .csv file in my workstation. How can I open that file in R and do statistical calculation?

Solution

You would use the read.csv function; for example:

dat = read.csv("spam.csv", header = TRUE)

You can also reference this tutorial for more details.

Note: make sure the .csv file to read is in your working directory (using getwd()) or specify the right path to file. If you want, you can set the current directory using setwd.

Comments

[GSee]

have a look at the R Data Import Export manual