R Language tidyverse Creating tbl_df’s
Example
A tbl_df (pronounced tibble diff) is a variation of a data frame that is often used in tidyverse packages. It is implemented in the tibble package.
Use the as_data_frame function to turn a data frame into a tbl_df:
library(tibble)
mtcars_tbl <- as_data_frame(mtcars)
One of the most notable differences between data.frames and tbl_dfs is how they print:
# A tibble: 32 x 11
mpg cyl disp hp drat wt qsec vs am gear carb
* <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
1 21.0 6 160.0 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 0 1 4 4
2 21.0 6 160.0 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 0 1 4 4
3 22.8 4 108.0 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 1 1 4 1
4 21.4 6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 1 0 3 1
5 18.7 8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 0 0 3 2
6 18.1 6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 1 0 3 1
7 14.3 8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84 0 0 3 4
8 24.4 4 146.7 62 3.69 3.190 20.00 1 0 4 2
9 22.8 4 140.8 95 3.92 3.150 22.90 1 0 4 2
10 19.2 6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30 1 0 4 4
# ... with 22 more rows
- The printed output includes a summary of the dimensions of the table (
32 x 11) - It includes the type of each column (
dbl) - It prints a limited number of rows. (To change this use
options(tibble.print_max = [number])).
Many functions in the dplyr package work naturally with tbl_dfs, such as group_by().
