Prerequisites:

library(nycflights13)
library(tidyverse)
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Exploring data:

flights
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>

Filter rows with filter():

filter(flights, month ==1, day == 1)
## # A tibble: 842 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 832 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
jan1 <- filter(flights, month == 1, day == 1)
dec25 <- filter(flights, month == 12, day == 25)
filter(flights, month == 11 | month == 12)
## # A tibble: 55,403 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013    11     1        5           2359         6      352            345
##  2  2013    11     1       35           2250       105      123           2356
##  3  2013    11     1      455            500        -5      641            651
##  4  2013    11     1      539            545        -6      856            827
##  5  2013    11     1      542            545        -3      831            855
##  6  2013    11     1      549            600       -11      912            923
##  7  2013    11     1      550            600       -10      705            659
##  8  2013    11     1      554            600        -6      659            701
##  9  2013    11     1      554            600        -6      826            827
## 10  2013    11     1      554            600        -6      749            751
## # ℹ 55,393 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
nov_dec <- filter(flights, month %in% c(11, 12))
filter(flights, !(arr_delay > 120 | dep_delay > 120))
## # A tibble: 316,050 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 316,040 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
filter(flights, arr_delay <= 120, dep_delay <= 120)
## # A tibble: 316,050 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 316,040 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
df <- tibble(x = c(1, NA, 3))
filter(df, x > 1)
## # A tibble: 1 × 1
##       x
##   <dbl>
## 1     3
filter(df, is.na(x) | x > 1)
## # A tibble: 2 × 1
##       x
##   <dbl>
## 1    NA
## 2     3

Arrange rows with arrange()

arrange(flights, year, month, day)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
arrange(flights, desc(dep_delay))
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     9      641            900      1301     1242           1530
##  2  2013     6    15     1432           1935      1137     1607           2120
##  3  2013     1    10     1121           1635      1126     1239           1810
##  4  2013     9    20     1139           1845      1014     1457           2210
##  5  2013     7    22      845           1600      1005     1044           1815
##  6  2013     4    10     1100           1900       960     1342           2211
##  7  2013     3    17     2321            810       911      135           1020
##  8  2013     6    27      959           1900       899     1236           2226
##  9  2013     7    22     2257            759       898      121           1026
## 10  2013    12     5      756           1700       896     1058           2020
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
df1 <- tibble(x = c(5, 2, NA))
arrange(df1, x)
## # A tibble: 3 × 1
##       x
##   <dbl>
## 1     2
## 2     5
## 3    NA
arrange(df1, desc(x))
## # A tibble: 3 × 1
##       x
##   <dbl>
## 1     5
## 2     2
## 3    NA

Select columns with select():

# Select columns by name
select(flights, year, month, day)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 3
##     year month   day
##    <int> <int> <int>
##  1  2013     1     1
##  2  2013     1     1
##  3  2013     1     1
##  4  2013     1     1
##  5  2013     1     1
##  6  2013     1     1
##  7  2013     1     1
##  8  2013     1     1
##  9  2013     1     1
## 10  2013     1     1
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
# Select all columns between year and day (inclusive)
select(flights, year:day)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 3
##     year month   day
##    <int> <int> <int>
##  1  2013     1     1
##  2  2013     1     1
##  3  2013     1     1
##  4  2013     1     1
##  5  2013     1     1
##  6  2013     1     1
##  7  2013     1     1
##  8  2013     1     1
##  9  2013     1     1
## 10  2013     1     1
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
# Select all columns except those from year to day (inclusive)
select(flights, -(year:day))
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 16
##    dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time arr_delay carrier
##       <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>     <dbl> <chr>  
##  1      517            515         2      830            819        11 UA     
##  2      533            529         4      850            830        20 UA     
##  3      542            540         2      923            850        33 AA     
##  4      544            545        -1     1004           1022       -18 B6     
##  5      554            600        -6      812            837       -25 DL     
##  6      554            558        -4      740            728        12 UA     
##  7      555            600        -5      913            854        19 B6     
##  8      557            600        -3      709            723       -14 EV     
##  9      557            600        -3      838            846        -8 B6     
## 10      558            600        -2      753            745         8 AA     
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 9 more variables: flight <int>, tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>,
## #   air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>, hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
rename(flights, tail_num = tailnum)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 19
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tail_num <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
select(flights, time_hour, air_time, everything())
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 19
##    time_hour           air_time  year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time
##    <dttm>                 <dbl> <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>
##  1 2013-01-01 05:00:00      227  2013     1     1      517            515
##  2 2013-01-01 05:00:00      227  2013     1     1      533            529
##  3 2013-01-01 05:00:00      160  2013     1     1      542            540
##  4 2013-01-01 05:00:00      183  2013     1     1      544            545
##  5 2013-01-01 06:00:00      116  2013     1     1      554            600
##  6 2013-01-01 05:00:00      150  2013     1     1      554            558
##  7 2013-01-01 06:00:00      158  2013     1     1      555            600
##  8 2013-01-01 06:00:00       53  2013     1     1      557            600
##  9 2013-01-01 06:00:00      140  2013     1     1      557            600
## 10 2013-01-01 06:00:00      138  2013     1     1      558            600
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 12 more variables: dep_delay <dbl>, arr_time <int>, sched_arr_time <int>,
## #   arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>, tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>,
## #   dest <chr>, distance <dbl>, hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>

Adding new variables with mutate():

flights_sml <- select(flights, 
  year:day, 
  ends_with("delay"), 
  distance, 
  air_time
)
mutate(flights_sml,
  gain = dep_delay - arr_delay,
  speed = distance / air_time * 60
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 9
##     year month   day dep_delay arr_delay distance air_time  gain speed
##    <int> <int> <int>     <dbl>     <dbl>    <dbl>    <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1         2        11     1400      227    -9  370.
##  2  2013     1     1         4        20     1416      227   -16  374.
##  3  2013     1     1         2        33     1089      160   -31  408.
##  4  2013     1     1        -1       -18     1576      183    17  517.
##  5  2013     1     1        -6       -25      762      116    19  394.
##  6  2013     1     1        -4        12      719      150   -16  288.
##  7  2013     1     1        -5        19     1065      158   -24  404.
##  8  2013     1     1        -3       -14      229       53    11  259.
##  9  2013     1     1        -3        -8      944      140     5  405.
## 10  2013     1     1        -2         8      733      138   -10  319.
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
mutate(flights_sml,
  gain = dep_delay - arr_delay,
  hours = air_time / 60,
  gain_per_hour = gain / hours
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 10
##     year month   day dep_delay arr_delay distance air_time  gain hours
##    <int> <int> <int>     <dbl>     <dbl>    <dbl>    <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1         2        11     1400      227    -9 3.78 
##  2  2013     1     1         4        20     1416      227   -16 3.78 
##  3  2013     1     1         2        33     1089      160   -31 2.67 
##  4  2013     1     1        -1       -18     1576      183    17 3.05 
##  5  2013     1     1        -6       -25      762      116    19 1.93 
##  6  2013     1     1        -4        12      719      150   -16 2.5  
##  7  2013     1     1        -5        19     1065      158   -24 2.63 
##  8  2013     1     1        -3       -14      229       53    11 0.883
##  9  2013     1     1        -3        -8      944      140     5 2.33 
## 10  2013     1     1        -2         8      733      138   -10 2.3  
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
## # ℹ 1 more variable: gain_per_hour <dbl>
# transmutate to keep the new variables only
transmute(flights,
  gain = dep_delay - arr_delay,
  hours = air_time / 60,
  gain_per_hour = gain / hours
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 3
##     gain hours gain_per_hour
##    <dbl> <dbl>         <dbl>
##  1    -9 3.78          -2.38
##  2   -16 3.78          -4.23
##  3   -31 2.67         -11.6 
##  4    17 3.05           5.57
##  5    19 1.93           9.83
##  6   -16 2.5           -6.4 
##  7   -24 2.63          -9.11
##  8    11 0.883         12.5 
##  9     5 2.33           2.14
## 10   -10 2.3           -4.35
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows
transmute(flights,
  dep_time,
  hour = dep_time %/% 100,
  minute = dep_time %% 100
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 × 3
##    dep_time  hour minute
##       <int> <dbl>  <dbl>
##  1      517     5     17
##  2      533     5     33
##  3      542     5     42
##  4      544     5     44
##  5      554     5     54
##  6      554     5     54
##  7      555     5     55
##  8      557     5     57
##  9      557     5     57
## 10      558     5     58
## # ℹ 336,766 more rows

Grouped Summaries with summarise():

summarise(flights, delay = mean(dep_delay, na.rm = TRUE))
## # A tibble: 1 × 1
##   delay
##   <dbl>
## 1  12.6
by_day <- group_by(flights, year, month, day)
summarise(by_day, delay = mean(dep_delay, na.rm = TRUE))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day delay
##    <int> <int> <int> <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1 11.5 
##  2  2013     1     2 13.9 
##  3  2013     1     3 11.0 
##  4  2013     1     4  8.95
##  5  2013     1     5  5.73
##  6  2013     1     6  7.15
##  7  2013     1     7  5.42
##  8  2013     1     8  2.55
##  9  2013     1     9  2.28
## 10  2013     1    10  2.84
## # ℹ 355 more rows
by_dest <- group_by(flights, dest)
delay <- summarise(by_dest,
  count = n(),
  dist = mean(distance, na.rm = TRUE),
  delay = mean(arr_delay, na.rm = TRUE)
)
delay <- filter(delay, count > 20, dest != "HNL")
ggplot(data = delay, mapping = aes(x = dist, y = delay)) +
  geom_point(aes(size = count), alpha = 1/3) +
  geom_smooth(se = FALSE)
## `geom_smooth()` using method = 'loess' and formula = 'y ~ x'

delays <- flights %>% 
  group_by(dest) %>% 
  summarise(
    count = n(),
    dist = mean(distance, na.rm = TRUE),
    delay = mean(arr_delay, na.rm = TRUE)
  ) %>% 
  filter(count > 20, dest != "HNL")

Missing values

flights %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(mean = mean(dep_delay))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day  mean
##    <int> <int> <int> <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1    NA
##  2  2013     1     2    NA
##  3  2013     1     3    NA
##  4  2013     1     4    NA
##  5  2013     1     5    NA
##  6  2013     1     6    NA
##  7  2013     1     7    NA
##  8  2013     1     8    NA
##  9  2013     1     9    NA
## 10  2013     1    10    NA
## # ℹ 355 more rows
flights %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(mean = mean(dep_delay, na.rm = TRUE))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day  mean
##    <int> <int> <int> <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1 11.5 
##  2  2013     1     2 13.9 
##  3  2013     1     3 11.0 
##  4  2013     1     4  8.95
##  5  2013     1     5  5.73
##  6  2013     1     6  7.15
##  7  2013     1     7  5.42
##  8  2013     1     8  2.55
##  9  2013     1     9  2.28
## 10  2013     1    10  2.84
## # ℹ 355 more rows
not_cancelled <- flights %>% 
  filter(!is.na(dep_delay), !is.na(arr_delay))

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(mean = mean(dep_delay))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day  mean
##    <int> <int> <int> <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1 11.4 
##  2  2013     1     2 13.7 
##  3  2013     1     3 10.9 
##  4  2013     1     4  8.97
##  5  2013     1     5  5.73
##  6  2013     1     6  7.15
##  7  2013     1     7  5.42
##  8  2013     1     8  2.56
##  9  2013     1     9  2.30
## 10  2013     1    10  2.84
## # ℹ 355 more rows

Counts

delays2 <- not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(tailnum) %>% 
  summarise(
    delay = mean(arr_delay)
  )

ggplot(data = delays2, mapping = aes(x = delay)) + 
  geom_freqpoly(binwidth = 10)

delays3 <- not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(tailnum) %>% 
  summarise(
    delay = mean(arr_delay, na.rm = TRUE),
    n = n()
  )

ggplot(data = delays3, mapping = aes(x = n, y = delay)) + 
  geom_point(alpha = 1/10)

delays3 %>% 
  filter(n > 25) %>% 
  ggplot(mapping = aes(x = n, y = delay)) + 
    geom_point(alpha = 1/10)

# Convert to a tibble so it prints nicely
batting <- as_tibble(Lahman::Batting)

batters <- batting %>% 
  group_by(playerID) %>% 
  summarise(
    ba = sum(H, na.rm = TRUE) / sum(AB, na.rm = TRUE),
    ab = sum(AB, na.rm = TRUE)
  )

batters %>% 
  filter(ab > 100) %>% 
  ggplot(mapping = aes(x = ab, y = ba)) +
    geom_point() + 
    geom_smooth(se = FALSE)
## `geom_smooth()` using method = 'gam' and formula = 'y ~ s(x, bs = "cs")'

#> `geom_smooth()` using method = 'gam' and formula = 'y ~ s(x, bs = "cs")'
batters %>% 
  arrange(desc(ba))
## # A tibble: 20,730 × 3
##    playerID     ba    ab
##    <chr>     <dbl> <int>
##  1 abramge01     1     1
##  2 alberan01     1     1
##  3 banisje01     1     1
##  4 bartocl01     1     1
##  5 bassdo01      1     1
##  6 birasst01     1     2
##  7 bruneju01     1     1
##  8 burnscb01     1     1
##  9 cammaer01     1     1
## 10 campsh01      1     1
## # ℹ 20,720 more rows

Useful summary functions:

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(
    avg_delay1 = mean(arr_delay),
    avg_delay2 = mean(arr_delay[arr_delay > 0]) # the average positive delay
  )
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 5
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day avg_delay1 avg_delay2
##    <int> <int> <int>      <dbl>      <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1     12.7         32.5
##  2  2013     1     2     12.7         32.0
##  3  2013     1     3      5.73        27.7
##  4  2013     1     4     -1.93        28.3
##  5  2013     1     5     -1.53        22.6
##  6  2013     1     6      4.24        24.4
##  7  2013     1     7     -4.95        27.8
##  8  2013     1     8     -3.23        20.8
##  9  2013     1     9     -0.264       25.6
## 10  2013     1    10     -5.90        27.3
## # ℹ 355 more rows
# Why is distance to some destinations more variable than to others?
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(dest) %>% 
  summarise(distance_sd = sd(distance)) %>% 
  arrange(desc(distance_sd))
## # A tibble: 104 × 2
##    dest  distance_sd
##    <chr>       <dbl>
##  1 EGE         10.5 
##  2 SAN         10.4 
##  3 SFO         10.2 
##  4 HNL         10.0 
##  5 SEA          9.98
##  6 LAS          9.91
##  7 PDX          9.87
##  8 PHX          9.86
##  9 LAX          9.66
## 10 IND          9.46
## # ℹ 94 more rows
# When do the first and last flights leave each day?
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(
    first = min(dep_time),
    last = max(dep_time)
  )
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 5
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day first  last
##    <int> <int> <int> <int> <int>
##  1  2013     1     1   517  2356
##  2  2013     1     2    42  2354
##  3  2013     1     3    32  2349
##  4  2013     1     4    25  2358
##  5  2013     1     5    14  2357
##  6  2013     1     6    16  2355
##  7  2013     1     7    49  2359
##  8  2013     1     8   454  2351
##  9  2013     1     9     2  2252
## 10  2013     1    10     3  2320
## # ℹ 355 more rows
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(
    first_dep = first(dep_time), 
    last_dep = last(dep_time)
  )
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 5
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day first_dep last_dep
##    <int> <int> <int>     <int>    <int>
##  1  2013     1     1       517     2356
##  2  2013     1     2        42     2354
##  3  2013     1     3        32     2349
##  4  2013     1     4        25     2358
##  5  2013     1     5        14     2357
##  6  2013     1     6        16     2355
##  7  2013     1     7        49     2359
##  8  2013     1     8       454     2351
##  9  2013     1     9         2     2252
## 10  2013     1    10         3     2320
## # ℹ 355 more rows
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  mutate(r = min_rank(desc(dep_time))) %>% 
  filter(r %in% range(r))
## # A tibble: 770 × 20
## # Groups:   year, month, day [365]
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1     2356           2359        -3      425            437
##  3  2013     1     2       42           2359        43      518            442
##  4  2013     1     2     2354           2359        -5      413            437
##  5  2013     1     3       32           2359        33      504            442
##  6  2013     1     3     2349           2359       -10      434            445
##  7  2013     1     4       25           2359        26      505            442
##  8  2013     1     4     2358           2359        -1      429            437
##  9  2013     1     4     2358           2359        -1      436            445
## 10  2013     1     5       14           2359        15      503            445
## # ℹ 760 more rows
## # ℹ 12 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>, r <int>
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(dest) %>% 
  summarise(carriers = n_distinct(carrier)) %>% 
  arrange(desc(carriers))
## # A tibble: 104 × 2
##    dest  carriers
##    <chr>    <int>
##  1 ATL          7
##  2 BOS          7
##  3 CLT          7
##  4 ORD          7
##  5 TPA          7
##  6 AUS          6
##  7 DCA          6
##  8 DTW          6
##  9 IAD          6
## 10 MSP          6
## # ℹ 94 more rows
not_cancelled %>% 
  count(dest)
## # A tibble: 104 × 2
##    dest      n
##    <chr> <int>
##  1 ABQ     254
##  2 ACK     264
##  3 ALB     418
##  4 ANC       8
##  5 ATL   16837
##  6 AUS    2411
##  7 AVL     261
##  8 BDL     412
##  9 BGR     358
## 10 BHM     269
## # ℹ 94 more rows
not_cancelled %>% 
  count(tailnum, wt = distance)
## # A tibble: 4,037 × 2
##    tailnum      n
##    <chr>    <dbl>
##  1 D942DN    3418
##  2 N0EGMQ  239143
##  3 N10156  109664
##  4 N102UW   25722
##  5 N103US   24619
##  6 N104UW   24616
##  7 N10575  139903
##  8 N105UW   23618
##  9 N107US   21677
## 10 N108UW   32070
## # ℹ 4,027 more rows
# How many flights left before 5am? (these usually indicate delayed
# flights from the previous day)
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(n_early = sum(dep_time < 500))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day n_early
##    <int> <int> <int>   <int>
##  1  2013     1     1       0
##  2  2013     1     2       3
##  3  2013     1     3       4
##  4  2013     1     4       3
##  5  2013     1     5       3
##  6  2013     1     6       2
##  7  2013     1     7       2
##  8  2013     1     8       1
##  9  2013     1     9       3
## 10  2013     1    10       3
## # ℹ 355 more rows
# What proportion of flights are delayed by more than an hour?
not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(hour_prop = mean(arr_delay > 60))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day hour_prop
##    <int> <int> <int>     <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1    0.0722
##  2  2013     1     2    0.0851
##  3  2013     1     3    0.0567
##  4  2013     1     4    0.0396
##  5  2013     1     5    0.0349
##  6  2013     1     6    0.0470
##  7  2013     1     7    0.0333
##  8  2013     1     8    0.0213
##  9  2013     1     9    0.0202
## 10  2013     1    10    0.0183
## # ℹ 355 more rows

Grouping by multiple variables:

daily <- group_by(flights, year, month, day)
(per_day   <- summarise(daily, flights = n()))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year', 'month'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 365 × 4
## # Groups:   year, month [12]
##     year month   day flights
##    <int> <int> <int>   <int>
##  1  2013     1     1     842
##  2  2013     1     2     943
##  3  2013     1     3     914
##  4  2013     1     4     915
##  5  2013     1     5     720
##  6  2013     1     6     832
##  7  2013     1     7     933
##  8  2013     1     8     899
##  9  2013     1     9     902
## 10  2013     1    10     932
## # ℹ 355 more rows
(per_month <- summarise(per_day, flights = sum(flights)))
## `summarise()` has grouped output by 'year'. You can override using the
## `.groups` argument.
## # A tibble: 12 × 3
## # Groups:   year [1]
##     year month flights
##    <int> <int>   <int>
##  1  2013     1   27004
##  2  2013     2   24951
##  3  2013     3   28834
##  4  2013     4   28330
##  5  2013     5   28796
##  6  2013     6   28243
##  7  2013     7   29425
##  8  2013     8   29327
##  9  2013     9   27574
## 10  2013    10   28889
## 11  2013    11   27268
## 12  2013    12   28135
(per_year  <- summarise(per_month, flights = sum(flights)))
## # A tibble: 1 × 2
##    year flights
##   <int>   <int>
## 1  2013  336776

Ungrouping:

daily %>% 
  ungroup() %>%            
  summarise(flights = n())
## # A tibble: 1 × 1
##   flights
##     <int>
## 1  336776

Grouped mutates and fitlers:

flights_sml %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>%
  filter(rank(desc(arr_delay)) < 10)
## # A tibble: 3,306 × 7
## # Groups:   year, month, day [365]
##     year month   day dep_delay arr_delay distance air_time
##    <int> <int> <int>     <dbl>     <dbl>    <dbl>    <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1       853       851      184       41
##  2  2013     1     1       290       338     1134      213
##  3  2013     1     1       260       263      266       46
##  4  2013     1     1       157       174      213       60
##  5  2013     1     1       216       222      708      121
##  6  2013     1     1       255       250      589      115
##  7  2013     1     1       285       246     1085      146
##  8  2013     1     1       192       191      199       44
##  9  2013     1     1       379       456     1092      222
## 10  2013     1     2       224       207      550       94
## # ℹ 3,296 more rows
popular_dests <- flights %>% 
  group_by(dest) %>% 
  filter(n() > 365)
popular_dests
## # A tibble: 332,577 × 19
## # Groups:   dest [77]
##     year month   day dep_time sched_dep_time dep_delay arr_time sched_arr_time
##    <int> <int> <int>    <int>          <int>     <dbl>    <int>          <int>
##  1  2013     1     1      517            515         2      830            819
##  2  2013     1     1      533            529         4      850            830
##  3  2013     1     1      542            540         2      923            850
##  4  2013     1     1      544            545        -1     1004           1022
##  5  2013     1     1      554            600        -6      812            837
##  6  2013     1     1      554            558        -4      740            728
##  7  2013     1     1      555            600        -5      913            854
##  8  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      709            723
##  9  2013     1     1      557            600        -3      838            846
## 10  2013     1     1      558            600        -2      753            745
## # ℹ 332,567 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: arr_delay <dbl>, carrier <chr>, flight <int>,
## #   tailnum <chr>, origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>,
## #   hour <dbl>, minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>
popular_dests %>% 
  filter(arr_delay > 0) %>% 
  mutate(prop_delay = arr_delay / sum(arr_delay)) %>% 
  select(year:day, dest, arr_delay, prop_delay)
## # A tibble: 131,106 × 6
## # Groups:   dest [77]
##     year month   day dest  arr_delay prop_delay
##    <int> <int> <int> <chr>     <dbl>      <dbl>
##  1  2013     1     1 IAH          11  0.000111 
##  2  2013     1     1 IAH          20  0.000201 
##  3  2013     1     1 MIA          33  0.000235 
##  4  2013     1     1 ORD          12  0.0000424
##  5  2013     1     1 FLL          19  0.0000938
##  6  2013     1     1 ORD           8  0.0000283
##  7  2013     1     1 LAX           7  0.0000344
##  8  2013     1     1 DFW          31  0.000282 
##  9  2013     1     1 ATL          12  0.0000400
## 10  2013     1     1 DTW          16  0.000116 
## # ℹ 131,096 more rows