Chapter 5

library(nycflights13)
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flights
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 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, month == 1, day == 1)
## # A tibble: 842 x 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
## # … with 832 more rows, and 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>

This line of code selects all flights on January 1st.

jan1 <- filter(flights, month ==1, day ==1)

This line of code saves the result as dplyr functions never modify their inputs so this is needed to save. `

(dec25 <- filter(flights, month == 12, day == 25))
## # A tibble: 719 x 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    12    25      456            500        -4      649            651
##  2  2013    12    25      524            515         9      805            814
##  3  2013    12    25      542            540         2      832            850
##  4  2013    12    25      546            550        -4     1022           1027
##  5  2013    12    25      556            600        -4      730            745
##  6  2013    12    25      557            600        -3      743            752
##  7  2013    12    25      557            600        -3      818            831
##  8  2013    12    25      559            600        -1      855            856
##  9  2013    12    25      559            600        -1      849            855
## 10  2013    12    25      600            600         0      850            846
## # … with 709 more rows, and 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>

This line of code prints the results and saves them as a variable.

filter(flights, month == 11 | month == 12)
## # A tibble: 55,403 x 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
## # … with 55,393 more rows, and 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>

This line of code filters the data to show all the flights that departed in November or December

nov_dec <- filter(flights, month %in% c(11, 12))

This rewrites the code above and selects every row where x is one of the valuees in y.

filter(flights, !(arr_delay > 120 | dep_delay > 120))
## # A tibble: 316,050 x 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
## # … with 316,040 more rows, and 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 x 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
## # … with 316,040 more rows, and 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>

These lines of code show flights that weren’t delayed by more than two hours.

5.24 Exercises 1.1

arrange(flights, year, month, day)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 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>

This shows the year, month and day columns first.

arrange(flights, desc(dep_delay))
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 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>

This also shows the year, month, and day columns first but reorders the columns in descending order.

select(flights, year, month, day)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows

This shows only the year, month, and day columns.

select(flights, year:day)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows

This shows all the columns between year and day.

select(flights, -(year:day))
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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     
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 9 more variables: flight <int>, tailnum <chr>,
## #   origin <chr>, dest <chr>, air_time <dbl>, distance <dbl>, hour <dbl>,
## #   minute <dbl>, time_hour <dttm>

This shows all the columns except from year to day.

rename(flights, tail_num = tailnum)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 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>

This includes all the variables in the dataset not explicitly mentioned in.

select(flights, time_hour, air_time, everything())
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 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>

This code moves the hour time, air time to the front and still shows the other columns after that.

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 x 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.
## # … with 336,766 more rows

This line of code created a new column.

mutate(flights_sml,
  gain = dep_delay - arr_delay,
  hours = air_time / 60,
  gain_per_hour = gain / hours
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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  
## # … with 336,766 more rows, and 1 more variable: gain_per_hour <dbl>

This line of code refers to the column that we just created.

transmute(flights,
  gain = dep_delay - arr_delay,
  hours = air_time / 60,
  gain_per_hour = gain / hours
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows

This shows only the new variables.

transmute(flights,
  dep_time,
  hour = dep_time %/% 100,
  minute = dep_time %% 100
)
## # A tibble: 336,776 x 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
## # … with 336,766 more rows

This line of code computes hour and minute from dep_time.

(x <- 1:10)
##  [1]  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10
lag(x)
##  [1] NA  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
lead(x)
##  [1]  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 NA

This code allows me to refer to leading or lagging values.

x
##  [1]  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10
cumsum(x)
##  [1]  1  3  6 10 15 21 28 36 45 55
cummean(x)
##  [1] 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5

This calculates the cumulative sum and mean.

y <- c(1, 2, 2, NA, 3, 4)
min_rank(y)
## [1]  1  2  2 NA  4  5
min_rank(desc(y))
## [1]  5  3  3 NA  2  1
row_number(y)
## [1]  1  2  3 NA  4  5
dense_rank(y)
## [1]  1  2  2 NA  3  4
percent_rank(y)
## [1] 0.00 0.25 0.25   NA 0.75 1.00

This code computes the minimum ranks and then puts them in descending order. It also gives alternatives if min rank doesnt do what you need.

summarise(flights, delay = mean(dep_delay, na.rm = TRUE))
## # A tibble: 1 x 1
##   delay
##   <dbl>
## 1  12.6

This code collpases data to a single row.

by_day <- group_by(flights, year, month, day)
summarise(by_day, delay = mean(dep_delay, na.rm = TRUE))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code shows the average delay per date.

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")

This code shows the relationship between the distance and average delay for each location.

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")

This code shows the same thing as above.

flights %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(mean = mean(dep_delay))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code shhows a lot of missing values for which the lower code will not display.

flights %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(mean = mean(dep_delay, na.rm = TRUE))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 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))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code shhows when the first and last flights leave each day.

delays <- not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(tailnum) %>% 
  summarise(
    delay = mean(arr_delay)
  )
not_cancelled <- flights %>% 
  filter(!is.na(dep_delay), !is.na(arr_delay))

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(mean = mean(dep_delay))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code removes all the cancelled flights.

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
  )
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code shhows the average positive delay.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(dest) %>% 
  summarise(distance_sd = sd(distance)) %>% 
  arrange(desc(distance_sd))
## # A tibble: 104 x 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
## # … with 94 more rows

This line of code shows the variations of distance to destinations.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(
    first = min(dep_time),
    last = max(dep_time)
  )
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code shows when the first and last flights leave each day.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(
    first_dep = first(dep_time), 
    last_dep = last(dep_time)
  )
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This code finds the first and last departure for each day.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  mutate(r = min_rank(desc(dep_time))) %>% 
  filter(r %in% range(r))
## # A tibble: 770 x 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
## # … with 760 more rows, and 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>

This code filters on ranks and gives all the variables with each observation in a seperate row.

not_cancelled %>% 
  count(dest)
## # A tibble: 104 x 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
## # … with 94 more rows

This counts which destinations have the most carriers in a more simplified way.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(dest) %>% 
  summarise(carriers = n_distinct(carrier)) %>% 
  arrange(desc(carriers))
## # A tibble: 104 x 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
## # … with 94 more rows

This shows which destinations have the most carriers without using the count function.

not_cancelled %>% 
  count(tailnum, wt = distance)
## # A tibble: 4,037 x 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
## # … with 4,027 more rows

This counts the total number of miles a plane flew.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(n_early = sum(dep_time < 500))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This shows how many flights left before 5am.

not_cancelled %>% 
  group_by(year, month, day) %>% 
  summarise(hour_prop = mean(arr_delay > 60))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This shows what proportion of flights were delayed by more than an hour.

daily <- group_by(flights, year, month, day)
(per_day   <- summarise(daily, flights = n()))
## # A tibble: 365 x 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
## # … with 355 more rows

This progressively rolls up the summaries.

daily %>% 
  ungroup() %>%             # no longer grouped by date
  summarise(flights = n())  # all flights
## # A tibble: 1 x 1
##   flights
##     <int>
## 1  336776

This ungroups the previously grouped data.