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) |