What is the is.numeric() function in R?

Overview

In R, the is.numeric() function returns a logical value, TRUE or FALSE, indicating if the argument passed to it has a base type of the class double or integer and the values are regarded as numeric.

Syntax

is.numeric(x)
Syntax for the is.numeric() function

Parameters

This function takes a single parameter value, x, which represents an R object to be tested.

Return value

This function returns TRUE if the argument is numeric and FALSE otherwise.

Example

# implementing the is.numeric()  function

is.numeric(20)

is.numeric("twenty")

is.numeric(4.5)

Explanation

  • Line 2: We use the is.numeric() function on an argument, 20, to check if it is a numeric value or not. It returns true.

  • Line 3: We use the is.nuemric() function on an argument, "twenty", to check if it is a numeric value or not. It returns false.

  • Line 4: We use the is.numeric() function on an argument, 4.5, to check if it is a numeric value or not. It returns true.

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