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How to Merge Data Frames by Date and Country in R

Learn how to merge data frames in R using common columns and rows effectively while addressing challenges related to combining data from different sources! --- This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/69645669/ asked by the user 'thomas.diridondo' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/14380338/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/69645781/ provided by the user 'dario' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/5355567/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions. Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: Merge Data frames with respect to column (date) AND row (country) Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/l... The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license. If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com. --- How to Merge Data Frames by Date and Country in R Merging data frames can be straightforward if you're familiar with the process and the tools involved. However, challenges arise when you have to merge data not only based on columns but also aligning it with specific rows. In this guide, we will address a common problem encountered in R programming: how to merge two data frames with respect to both the date column and the country row. Overview of the Problem Imagine you have two data frames, DF1 and DF2. The challenge is to merge these frames such that the market returns from DF2 (columns representing US and CA) are included in DF1 based on matching dates and countries. Here’s a look at what these data frames contain: DF1 [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] DF2 [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Your goal is to merge these two data frames so you have an additional Return column in DF1, reflecting the market returns based on the country and date fields. The Solution To achieve this, we’ll use dplyr and tidyr libraries in R, which make data manipulation and merging straightforward. Below are the steps to merge DF1 and DF2 effectively. Step 1: Load Required Libraries Make sure you have installed the required libraries in R: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Now, load the libraries: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Step 2: Reshape DF2 Since DF2 has country values across columns and we need them in rows, we will pivot it longer: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Step 3: Merge the Data Frames Now, you can merge DF1 with the reshaped DF2. Use a left join to keep all rows from DF1: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Step 4: Result The resulting data frame will include the Return column along with the existing fields in DF1. Here is how the output appears: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Key Takeaways Use pivot_longer to reshape data frames when you have country values across multiple columns. Perform a left join on both the date and country fields to merge the data accurately. Ensure that your data frames are aligned correctly before merging to avoid errors. Merging data in R can seem daunting, but with just a few functions and steps, you can manage complex datasets efficiently. If you have any further questions or need assistance with other data manipulation tasks in R, feel free to reach out!