11 - R Data I/O
Overview
Getting Data In is part of just about any analysis!
- R excels at this
- truly broad coverage of file formats
- as well as ‘backends’ such as databases
- or different web-based APIs
- Our focus: read/write of csv data
- Mention other formats: json, xml, …
- Efficient R-specific storage: rds
- Mention protobuf, msgpack, feather, fst, …
Core Material
- Slides
- Video 15: Data Input and R Code
- Chapter 7: R Programming Structures in Matloff, Art of R Programming, 2011.
- Chapter 6: Reading Data into R in Lander, R for Everyone, 2017.
Additional Readings
R Data Import/Export Manual
