Bring in csv file as dataframe pbdata

pbdata <- read.table("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/karenweigandt/IS607/master/kawcopyPittsburghBridgesdataset.csv", sep=",")

Subset the data choosing 5 of the 13 variables

pb_subcol_data <- pbdata[, c(1,2,5,10,13)]

Give the columns meaningful names

colnames(pb_subcol_data) <- c("Identifier","River","Purpose","Material","Bridge Type")

Cull dataset to show rows with pittsburgh bridges made of steel

pb_subrowsteel_data <- pb_subcol_data[which(pb_subcol_data$Material == "STEEL"),]

Show first 6 rows of steel bridge data

head(pb_subrowsteel_data)
##    Identifier River Purpose Material Bridge Type
## 21        E23     M HIGHWAY    STEEL      SUSPEN
## 23        E24     O      RR    STEEL    SIMPLE-T
## 24        E25     M      RR    STEEL    SIMPLE-T
## 25        E27     A      RR    STEEL    SIMPLE-T
## 26        E26     M      RR    STEEL    SIMPLE-T
## 27        E30     A      RR    STEEL    SIMPLE-T

Or show bridges not made of steel (includes unknown materials)

pb_subrowNOTsteel_data <- pb_subcol_data[which(pb_subcol_data$Material != "STEEL"),]

show bridges not made of steel

pb_subrowNOTsteel_data
##     Identifier River  Purpose Material Bridge Type
## 1           E1     M  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 2           E2     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 3           E3     A AQUEDUCT     WOOD        WOOD
## 4           E5     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 5           E6     M  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 6           E7     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 7           E8     A AQUEDUCT     IRON      SUSPEN
## 8           E9     M  HIGHWAY     IRON      SUSPEN
## 9          E10     A AQUEDUCT     WOOD        WOOD
## 10         E11     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 11         E12     A       RR     WOOD        WOOD
## 12         E14     M  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 13         E13     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 14         E15     A       RR     WOOD        WOOD
## 15         E16     A  HIGHWAY     IRON      SUSPEN
## 16         E17     M       RR     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 17         E18     A       RR     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 18         E19     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 19         E20     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 20         E21     M       RR     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 22         E22     A  HIGHWAY     WOOD        WOOD
## 30         E32     A  HIGHWAY     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 33         E33     M  HIGHWAY     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 34         E36     O  HIGHWAY     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 36         E38     M  HIGHWAY     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 39          E4     A AQUEDUCT     WOOD        WOOD
## 41         E41     M  HIGHWAY     IRON    SIMPLE-T
## 107       E100     O  HIGHWAY        ?           ?
## 108       E109     A  HIGHWAY        ?           ?