Data Types in R

Data Types in R

R has five main data types.

1. Character
2. Complex
3. Integer
4. Logical
5. 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"