RKWard Plugin: Transpose Data Frame (rk.transpose.df)

A simple RKWard plugin to transpose a data frame, converting rows to columns and columns to rows.

Overview

This plugin provides a straightforward way to transpose a data frame within the RKWard graphical user interface. It serves as a simple front-end for R’s base t() function, with the added convenience of converting the resulting matrix back into a data frame.

This is a fundamental data reshaping task, useful for situations where data is recorded in a format that needs to be “flipped” for analysis or plotting (e.g., samples are in columns but need to be in rows).

Features

• Selects any data frame from the current R workspace.
• Transposes the data, swapping rows and columns.
• Converts the transposed matrix back into a data.frame for easier use.
• Saves the result to a new R object in the workspace.

Important Note on Data Types

When a data frame with columns of different types (e.g., numeric, character, factor) is transposed, the resulting data frame will have all its columns converted to the character type. This is a consequence of the underlying matrix structure created by R’s t() function, as matrices can only hold a single data type.

Installation

With devtools (Recommended)

You can install this plugin directly from its repository using the devtools package in R.

local({
## Preparar
require(devtools)
## Computar
  install_github(
    repo="AlfCano/rk.transpose.df"
  )
## Imprimir el resultado
rk.header ("Resultados de Instalar desde git")
})

Manual Installation

1. Download this repository as a .zip file.
2. In RKWard, go to Settings -> R Packages -> Install package(s) from local zip file(s) and select the downloaded file.
3. Restart RKWard. The plugin will be available in the Data menu.

Usage

1. Once installed, navigate to the Data -> Transpose Data Frame menu in RKWard.
2. In the dialog window, select the data frame you wish to transpose from the list of available R objects.
3. Specify a name for the new, transposed data frame object.
4. Click Submit.

Output

• The primary output is a new data frame object saved to your R workspace with the name you specified.
• A confirmation message and a preview of the first few rows of the transposed data will be shown in the RKWard Output window.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPL (>= 3).