firstLook {accuracy}R Documentation

Take a first look at a dataset

Description

This takes a first look at the multivariate structure of a dataset

Usage

        firstLook(x,forceType=TRUE)

Arguments

x a data frame
forceType whether to force non-numeric types for better exploration

Details

This is for initial data exploration. Currently it uses PCA, parallel coordinates, and a heatmap of the correlation matrix.

Value

a firstlook object suitable for printing or plotting

Author(s)

Micah Altman Micah_Altman@harvard.edu http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu/micah_altman/

References

Altman, M., J. Gill and M. P. McDonald. 2003. Numerical Issues in Statistical Computing for the Social Scientist. John Wiley & Sons. http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu/numerical_issues/

Examples

        print(fl<-firstLook(swiss))
        plot(fl)

[Package accuracy version 1.31 Index]