Chapter 2. Organizing Data

In this chapter, we will explore the primary data structures that are used to organize data. Some of the details about accessing information within data structures will be discussed, and some of the ways to apply different operations to parts of the data within a data structure will be discussed too. There are roughly three parts to this chapter:

• Basic data structures: This section gives you information on using vectors, lists, data frames, tables, matrices, and time series
• Accessing and managing memory: This section gives you an overview of the basic ways to gain access and censor specific elements
• Operations on data structures: This section gives you an overview of the operations and methods used to apply operations within the different kinds of data structures