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How to aggregate categorical data in R?


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I have a dataframe which consists of two columns with categorical variables (Better, Similar, Worse). I would like to come up with a table which counts the number of times that these categories appear in the two columns.
The dataframe I am using is as follows:



 Category.x Category.y
1 Better Better
2 Better Better
3 Similar Similar
4 Worse Similar


I would like to come up with a table like this:



 Category.x Category.y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0


How would you go about it?










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  • 4





    Looks like you need table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:27











  • Is it possible to reformat the table, so that I get it as a 3x2 table instead of a 3x3?

    – Daniel
    Apr 2 at 16:29












  • I would convert to factor with common levels lvls <- unique(unlist(df1)); df1[] <- lapply(df1, factor, levels = lvls) and then do the table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:43

















7















I have a dataframe which consists of two columns with categorical variables (Better, Similar, Worse). I would like to come up with a table which counts the number of times that these categories appear in the two columns.
The dataframe I am using is as follows:



 Category.x Category.y
1 Better Better
2 Better Better
3 Similar Similar
4 Worse Similar


I would like to come up with a table like this:



 Category.x Category.y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0


How would you go about it?










share|improve this question

















  • 4





    Looks like you need table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:27











  • Is it possible to reformat the table, so that I get it as a 3x2 table instead of a 3x3?

    – Daniel
    Apr 2 at 16:29












  • I would convert to factor with common levels lvls <- unique(unlist(df1)); df1[] <- lapply(df1, factor, levels = lvls) and then do the table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:43













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I have a dataframe which consists of two columns with categorical variables (Better, Similar, Worse). I would like to come up with a table which counts the number of times that these categories appear in the two columns.
The dataframe I am using is as follows:



 Category.x Category.y
1 Better Better
2 Better Better
3 Similar Similar
4 Worse Similar


I would like to come up with a table like this:



 Category.x Category.y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0


How would you go about it?










share|improve this question














I have a dataframe which consists of two columns with categorical variables (Better, Similar, Worse). I would like to come up with a table which counts the number of times that these categories appear in the two columns.
The dataframe I am using is as follows:



 Category.x Category.y
1 Better Better
2 Better Better
3 Similar Similar
4 Worse Similar


I would like to come up with a table like this:



 Category.x Category.y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0


How would you go about it?







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  • 4





    Looks like you need table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:27











  • Is it possible to reformat the table, so that I get it as a 3x2 table instead of a 3x3?

    – Daniel
    Apr 2 at 16:29












  • I would convert to factor with common levels lvls <- unique(unlist(df1)); df1[] <- lapply(df1, factor, levels = lvls) and then do the table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:43












  • 4





    Looks like you need table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:27











  • Is it possible to reformat the table, so that I get it as a 3x2 table instead of a 3x3?

    – Daniel
    Apr 2 at 16:29












  • I would convert to factor with common levels lvls <- unique(unlist(df1)); df1[] <- lapply(df1, factor, levels = lvls) and then do the table(df1)

    – akrun
    Apr 2 at 16:43







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4





Looks like you need table(df1)

– akrun
Apr 2 at 16:27





Looks like you need table(df1)

– akrun
Apr 2 at 16:27













Is it possible to reformat the table, so that I get it as a 3x2 table instead of a 3x3?

– Daniel
Apr 2 at 16:29






Is it possible to reformat the table, so that I get it as a 3x2 table instead of a 3x3?

– Daniel
Apr 2 at 16:29














I would convert to factor with common levels lvls <- unique(unlist(df1)); df1[] <- lapply(df1, factor, levels = lvls) and then do the table(df1)

– akrun
Apr 2 at 16:43





I would convert to factor with common levels lvls <- unique(unlist(df1)); df1[] <- lapply(df1, factor, levels = lvls) and then do the table(df1)

– akrun
Apr 2 at 16:43












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As mentioned in the comments, table is standard for this, like



table(stack(DT))

ind
values Category.x Category.y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0


or



table(value = unlist(DT), cat = names(DT)[col(DT)])

cat
value Category.x Category.y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0


or



with(reshape(DT, direction = "long", varying = 1:2), 
table(value = Category, cat = time)
)

cat
value x y
Better 2 2
Similar 1 2
Worse 1 0





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    sapply(df1, function(x) sapply(unique(unlist(df1)), function(y) sum(y == x)))
    # Category.x Category.y
    #Better 2 2
    #Similar 1 2
    #Worse 1 0





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      One dplyr and tidyr possibility could be:



      df %>%
      gather(var, val) %>%
      count(var, val) %>%
      spread(var, n, fill = 0)

      val Category.x Category.y
      <chr> <dbl> <dbl>
      1 Better 2 2
      2 Similar 1 2
      3 Worse 1 0


      It, first, transforms the data from wide to long format, with column "var" including the variable names and column "val" the corresponding values. Second, it counts per "var" and "val". Finally, it spreads the data into the desired format.



      Or with dplyr and reshape2 you can do:



      df %>%
      mutate(rowid = row_number()) %>%
      melt(., id.vars = "rowid") %>%
      count(variable, value) %>%
      dcast(value ~ variable, value.var = "n", fill = 0)

      value Category.x Category.y
      1 Better 2 2
      2 Similar 1 2
      3 Worse 1 0





      share|improve this answer

























      • Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

        – Daniel
        Apr 2 at 16:56











      • Please see the updated post for commentary.

        – tmfmnk
        Apr 2 at 17:04











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      As mentioned in the comments, table is standard for this, like



      table(stack(DT))

      ind
      values Category.x Category.y
      Better 2 2
      Similar 1 2
      Worse 1 0


      or



      table(value = unlist(DT), cat = names(DT)[col(DT)])

      cat
      value Category.x Category.y
      Better 2 2
      Similar 1 2
      Worse 1 0


      or



      with(reshape(DT, direction = "long", varying = 1:2), 
      table(value = Category, cat = time)
      )

      cat
      value x y
      Better 2 2
      Similar 1 2
      Worse 1 0





      share|improve this answer



























        7














        As mentioned in the comments, table is standard for this, like



        table(stack(DT))

        ind
        values Category.x Category.y
        Better 2 2
        Similar 1 2
        Worse 1 0


        or



        table(value = unlist(DT), cat = names(DT)[col(DT)])

        cat
        value Category.x Category.y
        Better 2 2
        Similar 1 2
        Worse 1 0


        or



        with(reshape(DT, direction = "long", varying = 1:2), 
        table(value = Category, cat = time)
        )

        cat
        value x y
        Better 2 2
        Similar 1 2
        Worse 1 0





        share|improve this answer

























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          7








          7







          As mentioned in the comments, table is standard for this, like



          table(stack(DT))

          ind
          values Category.x Category.y
          Better 2 2
          Similar 1 2
          Worse 1 0


          or



          table(value = unlist(DT), cat = names(DT)[col(DT)])

          cat
          value Category.x Category.y
          Better 2 2
          Similar 1 2
          Worse 1 0


          or



          with(reshape(DT, direction = "long", varying = 1:2), 
          table(value = Category, cat = time)
          )

          cat
          value x y
          Better 2 2
          Similar 1 2
          Worse 1 0





          share|improve this answer













          As mentioned in the comments, table is standard for this, like



          table(stack(DT))

          ind
          values Category.x Category.y
          Better 2 2
          Similar 1 2
          Worse 1 0


          or



          table(value = unlist(DT), cat = names(DT)[col(DT)])

          cat
          value Category.x Category.y
          Better 2 2
          Similar 1 2
          Worse 1 0


          or



          with(reshape(DT, direction = "long", varying = 1:2), 
          table(value = Category, cat = time)
          )

          cat
          value x y
          Better 2 2
          Similar 1 2
          Worse 1 0






          share|improve this answer












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          FrankFrank

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              sapply(df1, function(x) sapply(unique(unlist(df1)), function(y) sum(y == x)))
              # Category.x Category.y
              #Better 2 2
              #Similar 1 2
              #Worse 1 0





              share|improve this answer



























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                sapply(df1, function(x) sapply(unique(unlist(df1)), function(y) sum(y == x)))
                # Category.x Category.y
                #Better 2 2
                #Similar 1 2
                #Worse 1 0





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                  sapply(df1, function(x) sapply(unique(unlist(df1)), function(y) sum(y == x)))
                  # Category.x Category.y
                  #Better 2 2
                  #Similar 1 2
                  #Worse 1 0





                  share|improve this answer













                  sapply(df1, function(x) sapply(unique(unlist(df1)), function(y) sum(y == x)))
                  # Category.x Category.y
                  #Better 2 2
                  #Similar 1 2
                  #Worse 1 0






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                      2














                      One dplyr and tidyr possibility could be:



                      df %>%
                      gather(var, val) %>%
                      count(var, val) %>%
                      spread(var, n, fill = 0)

                      val Category.x Category.y
                      <chr> <dbl> <dbl>
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0


                      It, first, transforms the data from wide to long format, with column "var" including the variable names and column "val" the corresponding values. Second, it counts per "var" and "val". Finally, it spreads the data into the desired format.



                      Or with dplyr and reshape2 you can do:



                      df %>%
                      mutate(rowid = row_number()) %>%
                      melt(., id.vars = "rowid") %>%
                      count(variable, value) %>%
                      dcast(value ~ variable, value.var = "n", fill = 0)

                      value Category.x Category.y
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0





                      share|improve this answer

























                      • Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

                        – Daniel
                        Apr 2 at 16:56











                      • Please see the updated post for commentary.

                        – tmfmnk
                        Apr 2 at 17:04















                      2














                      One dplyr and tidyr possibility could be:



                      df %>%
                      gather(var, val) %>%
                      count(var, val) %>%
                      spread(var, n, fill = 0)

                      val Category.x Category.y
                      <chr> <dbl> <dbl>
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0


                      It, first, transforms the data from wide to long format, with column "var" including the variable names and column "val" the corresponding values. Second, it counts per "var" and "val". Finally, it spreads the data into the desired format.



                      Or with dplyr and reshape2 you can do:



                      df %>%
                      mutate(rowid = row_number()) %>%
                      melt(., id.vars = "rowid") %>%
                      count(variable, value) %>%
                      dcast(value ~ variable, value.var = "n", fill = 0)

                      value Category.x Category.y
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0





                      share|improve this answer

























                      • Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

                        – Daniel
                        Apr 2 at 16:56











                      • Please see the updated post for commentary.

                        – tmfmnk
                        Apr 2 at 17:04













                      2












                      2








                      2







                      One dplyr and tidyr possibility could be:



                      df %>%
                      gather(var, val) %>%
                      count(var, val) %>%
                      spread(var, n, fill = 0)

                      val Category.x Category.y
                      <chr> <dbl> <dbl>
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0


                      It, first, transforms the data from wide to long format, with column "var" including the variable names and column "val" the corresponding values. Second, it counts per "var" and "val". Finally, it spreads the data into the desired format.



                      Or with dplyr and reshape2 you can do:



                      df %>%
                      mutate(rowid = row_number()) %>%
                      melt(., id.vars = "rowid") %>%
                      count(variable, value) %>%
                      dcast(value ~ variable, value.var = "n", fill = 0)

                      value Category.x Category.y
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0





                      share|improve this answer















                      One dplyr and tidyr possibility could be:



                      df %>%
                      gather(var, val) %>%
                      count(var, val) %>%
                      spread(var, n, fill = 0)

                      val Category.x Category.y
                      <chr> <dbl> <dbl>
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0


                      It, first, transforms the data from wide to long format, with column "var" including the variable names and column "val" the corresponding values. Second, it counts per "var" and "val". Finally, it spreads the data into the desired format.



                      Or with dplyr and reshape2 you can do:



                      df %>%
                      mutate(rowid = row_number()) %>%
                      melt(., id.vars = "rowid") %>%
                      count(variable, value) %>%
                      dcast(value ~ variable, value.var = "n", fill = 0)

                      value Category.x Category.y
                      1 Better 2 2
                      2 Similar 1 2
                      3 Worse 1 0






                      share|improve this answer














                      share|improve this answer



                      share|improve this answer








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                      answered Apr 2 at 16:41









                      tmfmnktmfmnk

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                      • Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

                        – Daniel
                        Apr 2 at 16:56











                      • Please see the updated post for commentary.

                        – tmfmnk
                        Apr 2 at 17:04

















                      • Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

                        – Daniel
                        Apr 2 at 16:56











                      • Please see the updated post for commentary.

                        – tmfmnk
                        Apr 2 at 17:04
















                      Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

                      – Daniel
                      Apr 2 at 16:56





                      Is var = Category.x and val= c('Better', 'Similar', 'Worse')?

                      – Daniel
                      Apr 2 at 16:56













                      Please see the updated post for commentary.

                      – tmfmnk
                      Apr 2 at 17:04





                      Please see the updated post for commentary.

                      – tmfmnk
                      Apr 2 at 17:04

















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