Functions

Create your own functions to work with data

Writing your own functions allows you to apply the same code repeatedly, reducing duplicate code and simplifying code maintenance.

Learning objectives

• Learn how to create your own functions and include arguments
• Return output and messages to the console
• Conditionally execute code

Pre-meeting

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

• Read R4DS1 19

Class meeting

• Slides and Code

Homework after the class meeting

Wrap up this lesson

• Complete the exercises

For next class meeting

• Read R4DS2 27