read_excel() method in readxl Package
The Readxl package is used to read data from the excel files i.e. the files of format .xls and .xlsx. The Readxl package provides a function called read_excel() which is used to read the data from excel files. The read_excel() method accepts the excel file which needs to read the content from it. In order to use the read_excel() method, first readxl library needs to be imported.
Syntax
library(readxl)
data<-read_excel(‘excelFile’,sheet=1)Parameters
- excelFile – It specifies the excel file from which we read data.
- sheet – It specifies from which work sheet we need to read. It is an optional parameter.
Note:- To install the Readxl package in R, use install.packages(“readxl”) command.
Syntax to install and import the readxl package:
install.package('readxl')
library(readxl)
Example:
Here let’s look into how to read the data from an excel file using read_excel() method present in Readxl package.
Link to the used file:- link
R
# import readxl package library(readxl) # reading data from an excel file data <-read_excel('stats.xlsx') print(data) |
Output:
Name Age Runs Wickets 1 Akhil 21 143 14 2 Mriganka 32 1020 NA 3 Avinash 30 2022 2
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