How to Choose Between pivot_longer and gather in R
When it comes to reshaping data in R, there are often multiple ways to achieve the same result. One common task in data manipulation is converting wide data into long data, and two popular functions for this purpose are pivot_longer and gather. Both functions serve the same fundamental purpose, but they belong to different versions of the tidyr package in R. In this article, we’ll explore these two functions and discuss reasons for choosing one over the other. Understanding the…
