change the dataset

[mokhtar]

Hello there,
How can I write a code that creats a time series for each country (let say life expectancy), from a world bank's csv dataset, as shown in the picture

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[pieterjanvc]

Hi,

Welcome to the RStudio community!

Could you provide a bit more detail about the input dataset you have and the output format you like. I'm a bit confused by what you've provided now.

You can always use the following link to learn how to better structure your post:

FAQ: How to do a minimal reproducible example ( reprex ) for beginners

A minimal reproducible example consists of the following items: A minimal dataset, necessary to reproduce the issue The minimal runnable code necessary to reproduce the issue, which can be run on the given dataset, and including the necessary information on the used packages. Let's quickly go over each one of these with examples: Minimal Dataset (Sample Data) You need to provide a data frame that is small enough to be (reasonably) pasted on a post, but big enough to reproduce your issue. Let's say, as an example, that you are working with the iris data frame head(iris) #> Sepal.Length Sepal.Width Petal.Length Petal.Width Species #> 1 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.…

Good luck!
PJ

[mokhtar]

many thanks to the replay,

here is the situation:

Yours.

[andresrcs]

You can use tidyr::pivot_longer()

Pivot data from wide to long — pivot_longer

If you need more specific help, please provide a proper REPRoducible EXample (reprex) illustrating your issue.

[mokhtar]

thank you,
Iwill learn about it, then apply it.

[mokhtar]

Hello again
Guess what?
It's worked with me like I want. Wow, an exciting achievement for a new bee.
thank you a lot.