3.4 Data types in tibbles
When you display a tibble, note that there is a 3 or 4-letter abbreviation under each column name that describes the type of each variable:
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| int | integers |
| dbl | doubles (or real numbers) |
| chr | character vectors (or strings) |
| lgl | logicals (TRUE or FALSE) |
| fctr | factors (categorical variables) |
| date | dates |
| dttm | date-time (a date + a time) |