I created an empty data frame with 11 columns and 15 rows and subsequently named the columns.
L_df <- data.frame(matrix(ncol = 11, nrow = 15))
names(L_df) <- paste0("L_por", 0:10)
w <- c(0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3)
wu <- 0
L <- 333.7
pm <- c(2600, 2574, 2548, 2522, 2496, 2470, 2444, 2418, 2392, 2366, 2340)
The data frame looks like this:
head(L_df)
L_por0 L_por1 L_por2 L_por3 L_por4 L_por5 L_por6 L_por7 L_por8 L_por9 L_por10
1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
3 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
6 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Now, I would like to fill the data frame by column, based on a formula. I tried to express this with a nested for loop:
for (i in 1:ncol(L_df)) {
pm_tmp <- pm[i]
col_tmp <- colnames(L_df)[i]
for (j in 1:nrow(L_df)) {
w_tmp <- w[j]
L_por_tmp <- pm_tmp*L*((w_tmp-wu)/100)
col_tmp[j] <- L_por_tmp
}
}
For each column, I iterate over a predefined vector pm of length 11. For each row, I iterate over a predefined vector w of length 15 (repeats each column).
Example: First, select pm[1] for the first column. Second, select w[i] for each row in the first column. Store the formula in L_por_tmp and use it to fill the first column from row1 to row15. The whole procedure should start all over again for the second column (with pm[2]) with w[i] for each row and so on. wu and L are fixed in the formula.
R executes the code without an error. When I check the tmp values, they are correct. However, the data frame remains empty. L_df does not get filled. I would like solve this with a loop but if you have other solutions, I am happy to hear them! I get the impression there might be a smoother way of doing this. Cheers!
