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Import Data

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  1. Create a new R script file and save it as import.R

  2. Add the line library(tidyverse) at the top of your R script file and run it to load the tidyverse package.

  3. Use the read_csv() function (not read.csv()) to import the penguins_data.csv file

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Bhumika Bhattacharya

Bhumika Bhattacharya

September 27, 2023

I copied the penguins data into my directory and it is also showing up in the 'files' section in the project but when I am running the code - read_csv("penguins_data.csv"), I am getting this output in the console :(

read_csv("penguins_data.csv") Error: 'penguins_data.csv' does not exist in current working directory ('C:/Users/rajab/OneDrive/Desktop/New project week 2').

Bhumika Bhattacharya

Bhumika Bhattacharya

September 27, 2023

This comment was supposed to go under "start a new project" my bad

Gracielle Higino

Gracielle Higino

September 27, 2023

Hi Bhumika! It might be that you are not working on the same directory. Can you share on Discord a screenshot of your session? When this happens to me, I usually start running these codes on the terminal, just to quickly check if I'm working in the right place.

get_wd() # to get the exact directory I'm working on
dir() # to check the files on my current directory

You can inspect that using the posit interface too! For example, your working directory will be displayed on your console panel along with your R version.

Let me know if this helps and ping me on Discord to let me know how it went! =D

Libby Heeren

I think we got it worked out in office hours! Just needed to have the project open in order for the code to run.