In R, the is.numeric()
function returns a logical value, TRUE
or FALSE
, indicating if the argument passed to it has a base type of the class double
or integer
and the values are regarded as numeric.
is.numeric(x)
This function takes a single parameter value, x
, which represents an R object to be tested.
This function returns TRUE
if the argument is numeric and FALSE
otherwise.
# implementing the is.numeric() functionis.numeric(20)is.numeric("twenty")is.numeric(4.5)
Line 2: We use the is.numeric()
function on an argument, 20
, to check if it is a numeric value or not. It returns true
.
Line 3: We use the is.nuemric()
function on an argument, "twenty"
, to check if it is a numeric value or not. It returns false
.
Line 4: We use the is.numeric()
function on an argument, 4.5
, to check if it is a numeric value or not. It returns true
.