Filter rows with filter()
filter() = pick out certain rows (observations)filter() picks rows which evaluate to TRUE for all criteria.- 1st arg = data frame
- Subsequent args are logical expressions
# all flights that departed more than 120 minutes (two hours) late
flights |>
filter(dep_delay > 120)
## # A tibble: 9,723 × 19
## year month day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
## <int> <int> <int> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int>
## 1 2013 1 1 848 1835 853 1001 1950
## 2 2013 1 1 957 733 144 1056 853
## 3 2013 1 1 1114 900 134 1447 1222
## 4 2013 1 1 1540 1338 122 2020 1825
## 5 2013 1 1 1815 1325 290 2120 1542
## 6 2013 1 1 1842 1422 260 1958 1535
## 7 2013 1 1 1856 1645 131 2212 2005
## 8 2013 1 1 1934 1725 129 2126 1855
## 9 2013 1 1 1938 1703 155 2109 1823
## 10 2013 1 1 1942 1705 157 2124 1830
## # ℹ 9,713 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## # tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## # hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
# Flights that departed on January 1
flights |>
filter(month == 1 & day == 1)
## # A tibble: 842 × 19
## year month day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
## <int> <int> <int> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int>
## 1 2013 1 1 517 515 2 830 819
## 2 2013 1 1 533 529 4 850 830
## 3 2013 1 1 542 540 2 923 850
## 4 2013 1 1 544 545 -1 1004 1022
## 5 2013 1 1 554 600 -6 812 837
## 6 2013 1 1 554 558 -4 740 728
## 7 2013 1 1 555 600 -5 913 854
## 8 2013 1 1 557 600 -3 709 723
## 9 2013 1 1 557 600 -3 838 846
## 10 2013 1 1 558 600 -2 753 745
## # ℹ 832 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## # tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## # hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
# Flights that departed in January or February
flights |>
filter(month == 1 | month == 2)
## # A tibble: 51,955 × 19
## year month day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
## <int> <int> <int> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int>
## 1 2013 1 1 517 515 2 830 819
## 2 2013 1 1 533 529 4 850 830
## 3 2013 1 1 542 540 2 923 850
## 4 2013 1 1 544 545 -1 1004 1022
## 5 2013 1 1 554 600 -6 812 837
## 6 2013 1 1 554 558 -4 740 728
## 7 2013 1 1 555 600 -5 913 854
## 8 2013 1 1 557 600 -3 709 723
## 9 2013 1 1 557 600 -3 838 846
## 10 2013 1 1 558 600 -2 753 745
## # ℹ 51,945 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## # tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## # hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
# A shorter way to select flights that departed in January or February
flights |>
filter(month %in% c(1, 2))
## # A tibble: 51,955 × 19
## year month day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
## <int> <int> <int> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int>
## 1 2013 1 1 517 515 2 830 819
## 2 2013 1 1 533 529 4 850 830
## 3 2013 1 1 542 540 2 923 850
## 4 2013 1 1 544 545 -1 1004 1022
## 5 2013 1 1 554 600 -6 812 837
## 6 2013 1 1 554 558 -4 740 728
## 7 2013 1 1 555 600 -5 913 854
## 8 2013 1 1 557 600 -3 709 723
## 9 2013 1 1 557 600 -3 838 846
## 10 2013 1 1 558 600 -2 753 745
## # ℹ 51,945 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## # tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## # hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
# Save the result of the filtering to a variable
jan1 <- flights |>
filter(month == 1 & day == 1)
# "jan1 gets flights and then filter where month is 1 and day is 1."
Comparisons
> greater than>= greater than or equal< less than<= less than or equal== equal!= not equal
Logical operators
& and; all expressions must be true in order to return true| or; one or more expressions must be true in order to return true; | is the key above the return key, not lowercase letter l.! not; negate the expression