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- The functions from the ` tidyverse ` package that we use often give us a
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- special class of data frame called a * tibble* . Tibbles have some additional \index{tibble}
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- features and benefits over the built-in data frame object. These include the
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+ Data frames are actually included in R itself, without the need for any additional packages. However, the
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+ ` tidyverse ` functions that we use
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+ throughout this book all work with a special kind of data frame called a * tibble* . Tibbles have some additional \index{tibble}
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+ features and benefits over built-in data frames in R. These include the
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ability to add useful attributes (such as grouping, which we will discuss later)
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and more predictable type preservation when subsetting.
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Because a tibble is just a data frame with some added features,
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we will collectively refer to both built-in R data frames and
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- tibbles as data frames in this book.
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+ tibbles as * data frames* in this book.
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> ** Note:** You can use the function ` class ` \index{class} on a data object to assess whether a data
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> frame is a built-in R data frame or a tibble. If the data object is a data
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