The str_sub() function | Text Manipulation with the stringr package in R

The str_sub() function | Text Manipulation with the stringr package in R

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This video tutorial focuses on manipulating text in R, specifically using the STR_sub function to extract parts of strings. The instructor demonstrates this with the mtcars dataset, showing how to create a new variable for car models and extract the first three letters of each model name. The video also covers loading the tidyverse and GT extras packages to create and format tables, providing a practical example of data manipulation and presentation in R.

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What is the purpose of the STR_sub function in R?

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What is the significance of using the GT Extras package when creating tables in R?

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Describe the process of creating a new variable called 'model' using the empty cars data set.

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What are the three arguments required by the string sub function?

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Explain how to extract the first three characters from a model name in R.

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