In data analysis with R, loading data is the first and the most crucial step. Loading data allows R to read your data and make it available for analysis. There are different ways of loading data into R, including spreadsheets, databases, and text files. In this article, we will provide an overview of how to load files in R using different loading techniques.
Load Spreadsheet Data
Spreadsheets are a popular data storage format. To load spreadsheet data, we can use the readxl package. This package provides functions that let us directly read Excel files, including XLS and XLSX files. Here is a simple example of how to use readxl:
library(readxl)
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