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years_to_rownames: Function returns a data frame with row names as years

Description

Function returns a data frame with row names as years

Usage

years_to_rownames(data, column_year)

Value

a data frame with years as row names

Arguments

data

a data frame to be manipulated

column_year

string specifying a column with years

Examples

Run this code
data <- data.frame(years = seq(1950, 2015), observations = rnorm(66))
new_data <- years_to_rownames(data = data, column_year = "years")

data <- data.frame(observations1 = rnorm(66), years = seq(1950, 2015),
observations2 = rnorm(66), observations3 = rnorm(66))
new_data <- years_to_rownames(data = data, column_year = "years")

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