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Manipulating Time Series Data in R with xts & zoo

Bhuwanesh Nainwal
Bhuwanesh Nainwal
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 1K+ Views

The xts and zoo are two R packages that provide tools and functions for manipulating time series data. Both packages offer functions for reading, writing, and manipulating time series data stored in various formats, such as CSV, Excel, and other data sources. We shall start by introducing xts and zoo classes, basic manipulations, merging and modifying time series, and by the end, we will be discussing applying and aggregating by time. XTS and Zoo class Syntax In R, xts extends the zoo class. An xts object is similar to a matrix of observations that are indexed by a time object. ...

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Joining Data in R with data.table

Bhuwanesh Nainwal
Bhuwanesh Nainwal
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 2K+ Views

In this article, we will discuss joining data in R using data.table package. By the term “joining data” we mean to say that performing different types of joins operations like INNER JOIN, LEFT OUTER JOIN, RIGHT OUTER JOIN, AND FULL OUTER JOIN between two or more tables. The main purpose of doing join operations between tables is to access data from multiple tables on the basis of some attribute (or column) condition. R provides us data.table package with the help of which we can handle tabular data (having rows and columns) very efficiently. This package was launched as an alternative ...

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Defensive R Programming

Bhuwanesh Nainwal
Bhuwanesh Nainwal
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 533 Views

Defensive programming is a software development practice that involves designing and implementing code in a way that anticipates and prevents errors and vulnerabilities. In R programming, defensive programming involves using techniques and strategies to ensure that your R code is robust, reliable, and secure. By the word “Defensive” in defensive programming, most of you might be confused about whether it means writing such a code that doesn’t fail at all. But the actual definition of “Defensive programming” is writing such a code that fails properly. By “failing properly”, we mean − If the code fails, then it should be ...

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Golang program to search an element in the slice

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 4K+ Views

In this tutorial, we will grasp how to search an element in slice using different set of examples. A slice is a sequence of elements just like an array. An array is a fixed sequence of elements whereas slice is a dynamic array which means its value is not fixed and can be changed. Slices are more efficient and faster than arrays moreover they are passed by reference instead by value. Syntax func append(slice, element_1, element_2…, element_N) []T The append function is used to add values to an array slice. It takes number of arguments. The first argument ...

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Golang program to remove all elements from an array

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 6K+ Views

In this tutorial, we will execute the program of removing all the elements of array using different set of examples. An array is a well-defined collection of elements stored at contiguous memory locations. The output is printed in the screen using fmt.Println() function. Let’s see few examples to get a clear understanding of this concept. Syntax func append(slice, element_1, element_2…, element_N) []T The append function is used to add values to an array slice. It takes number of arguments. The first argument is the array to which we wish to add the values followed by the values to ...

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Golang program to get the first and last element from a slice

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 2K+ Views

In this tutorial, we will discuss how to obtain the first and last element from a slice. A slice is a dynamic-sequence that stores elements of a similar type. It is similar to array but it can be resized whereas an array is of fixed range. Let’s understand the concept using some examples. Method 1: Using integer values In this method, we will use integer values to get the first and last element from a slice. The output will be printed on the screen using fmt.Println() function. Let’s go through the example to understand how it can be done. Algorithm ...

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Golang program to compare elements in two slices

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 3K+ Views

In this tutorial, we will learn how to compare elements in two slices. In slices a simple equality comparison is not possible so the slices are compared with their lengths and the elements present in the loop. The output will be printed in the form of Boolean value on the console with the help of fmt.Println() function. Let’s see how to execute this with the help of an example. Method 1: Using a user-defined function In this method, we will compare elements in two slices using an external function and, in that function, we will set some conditions, if the ...

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Golang program to replace elements in a slice

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 4K+ Views

In this tutorial, , we will grasp how to replace elements in a slice using different set of examples. A slice is a dynamic array which means that its value is not fixed like array. The output will be printed on the screen using fmt.Println() function. Let’s see how it can be implemented with crystal-clear examples. Method 1: Using built-in copy function In this method, we will use the built-in function copy to replace elements in slice which means at the place of original element and new element will be placed. The built-in functions shorten the code and easily solve ...

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Golang program to print a slice

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 3K+ Views

In this tutorial, we will learn different methods to print a slice. A slice is a sequence of elements just like an array. An array is a fixed sequence of elements whereas slice is a dynamic array which means its value is not fixed and can be changed. Slices are more efficient and faster than arrays moreover they are passed by reference instead by value. Let’s understand this basic concept using different set of examples and algorithms based upon them. Method 1: Using make function In this method, we will create a slice with the help of make function and ...

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Golang program to reverse a slice

Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma
Updated on 17-Jan-2023 4K+ Views

In this tutorial, we will learn how to reverse a slice using variety of examples. A slice is a sequence of elements just like an array. An array is a fixed sequence of elements whereas slice is a dynamic array which means its value is not fixed and can be changed. Slices are more efficient and faster than arrays moreover they are passed by reference instead by value. Let’s go through the example to understand things. Syntax func append(slice, element_1, element_2…, element_N) []T The append function is used to add values to an array slice. It takes number of ...

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