s: Make vector shorter and simpler

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Make vector shorter and simpler

Description

s means simple and short. It removes all non-values, i.e. NA,Inf,NaN from a vector. However, if the length is 0 it returns NA. It is useful in combination with summary functions, e.g. mean, sum or min, when an answer is desired, if there is one in the data. In any other case NA is returned. Type vignette("s") in the console for more information.

Usage

s(.x, ignore_na = TRUE)

Arguments

.x	one vector. Does not work for factors.
ignore_na	if TRUE then NA omitted from results, as long as any non-NA element is left.

Value

a shortened and simplified vector

See Also

retype, rationalize, vignette("s"), vignette("hablar")

Examples

## Not run: 
library(dplyr)

## s on a weird numeric vector
vector <- c(7, NaN, 6, -Inf, 5, 4, NA)
s(vector)

## Sum vector with non-rational values
vector <- c(7, NaN, -Inf, 4)
# Base R
sum(vector)
# With s
sum(s(vector))

## Max of vector with only NA
# Base R
max(vector, na.rm = TRUE)
# With s
max(s(vector))

## First of vector when NA is first element
vector <- c(NA, "X", "Y")
# dplyr R
first(vector)
# With s
first(s(vector))

## Use of s when NA should not be removes
vector <- c(7, Inf, NA, 4)
# Base R
sum(vector)
# With s
sum(s(vector, ignore_na = FALSE))

## s when summarizing a weird data.frame
df_test <- data.frame(a = c(NaN, 1, -Inf, 3), 
                      b = c(NA, "Q", "P", "P"), 
                      c = c(NA, NA, NA, NA), 
                      stringsAsFactors = FALSE) 
df_test

# Base R aggregation with dplyr's summarize
summarise(df_test, mean_a = mean(a), 
                   min_c = min(c, na.rm = TRUE))
# With s
summarise(df_test, mean_a = mean(s(a)), 
                   min_c = min(s(c)))

## End(Not run)

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