Selecting columns

Select, move, and rename columns

We’ll start our data wrangling by cleaning up the columns of our data. We’ll use {dplyr} functions to select, move, and rename columns.

Learning objectives

• Select a subset of columns
• Move columns within the data set
• Rename columns

Pre-meeting

To prepare for this class meeting, please do the following:

• Read R4DS2 4.3.2 - 4.3.4

Class meeting

• Subsetting columns
• Moving columns
• Renaming columns
• Slides and Code

Homework after the class meeting

Wrap up this lesson

• Complete the exercises

For next class meeting

• Read R4DS2 4.3.1