R で学ぶ data.table によるデータ結合
Scott Ritchie
Postdoctoral Researcher in Systems Genomics
sales_wide <- dcast(sales_long, quarter ~ year, value.var = "amount")

dcast() の基本形:
dcast(DT, ids ~ group, value.var = "values")
| | | |
| | | --> 分割する列
| | ----------------------> 分割に使うグループラベル
| ----------------------------> 識別子として残す行
--------------------------------> 形を変える data.table
sales_wide <- dcast(sales_long, quarter ~ year, value.var = "amount")

dcast(profit_long, quarter ~ year, value.var = c("revenue", "profit"))

複数列を行の識別子として保持:
dcast(sales_long, quarter + season ~ year, value.var = "amount")

式または value.var に含まれる列だけが結果に残る:
sales_wide <- dcast(sales_long, quarter ~ year, value.var = "amount")

複数のグループ列で分割:
dcast(sales_long, quarter ~ department + year, value.var = "amount")

sales_wide <- dcast(sales_long, season ~ year, value.var = "amount")
sales_wide
season 2015 2016
1: Autumn 3420000 3670000
2: Spring 2950000 3000300
3: Summer 2980700 3120200
4: Winter 3200100 3350000
as.matrix() は指定した列を行名に使える:
mat <- as.matrix(sales_wide, rownames = "season")
mat
2015 2016
Autumn 3420000 3670000
Spring 2950000 3000300
Summer 2980700 3120200
Winter 3200100 3350000
R で学ぶ data.table によるデータ結合