> definitions of data.frames vs. matrix vs vectors. I have read many R. > tutorials, and looked over ump-teen 'cheat' sheets and have found that. > no one has articulated a really good definition of the differences. > between 'data.frames', 'matrix', and 'arrays' and even 'factors'.
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