Re: Running CSV File

Faith,

Computer programs are very PRECISE and you are apparently not taking enough care and will inevitably keep running into mistakes.

Please do not insert or delete spaces. Your filename of " Cancer Data. csv." Has an extra space before the period and maybe an extra period at the end. It will only be opened if you type it exactly that way. Did you intend Cancer Data.csv with no trailing period either?

Can we suggest you avoid using spaces in file names if there is no reason to? CancerData.csv is easy enough to red s is Cancer_Data.csv too.

Until you match up the filename properly, nothing else will work.


-----Original Message-----
From: R-help <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Li DiJulia
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2026 8:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [R] Running CSV File

On my computer, I saved the file as Cancer Data. csv. When I tried to put
the "Cancer Data.csv"  in the working directory, under "source file," it
says the currently active source file is not saved so doesn't have a
directory to change into. I also tried to put it in the "choose directory"
and my file would not show. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

When I tried to run the data set in R studio, I get unexpected symbol in
"g<-read.csv("cancer data.csv," header",despite writing g<-read.csv
("cancer data.csv," header=TRUE, sep=',').

When I ran a Chi Square test, it said "object not found." I don't know what
I am doing wrong

Thanks.

Attached are the files of the error message I am getting.

On Saturday, March 28, 2026, Li DiJulia <[email protected]> wrote:

> To whom it may concern,
>
> I am trying to save this file "cancer data," which I have attached in this
> email, into working directory and when I click on "to source file location"
> under set working directory" it says- The current active source is not
> saved so does not have a directory to change into. I even clicked on
> "choose directory" under set working directory, my file still won't show
> up.
>
> As for running data, When I downloaded the cancer data into R studio and
> ran g<-read. csv (" cancer_data," header=True, sep ','), I got this error
> message: *unexpected string consonant in g<-read. csv. (" cancer_data,"
> header=True, sep ',').*
>
> Note: I saved the data in my computer as "cancer data." I am not sure what
> I am doing wrong. Please advise
>
> When I tried this g<-read.csv. ("cancer_data," header=true, sep=",") I got
> this: in read.csv. ("cancer_data, header= true, sep=','):could not find
> function "read.csv". I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Please advise
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>