Question

One way to pass data around is by de parsing the R object with _________

(a) dput()

(b) write()

(c) read()

(d) dget()

This question was addressed to me during an interview for a job.

I want to ask this question from Textual Data Formats in section R – Data Storage, Formats, Objects and Operations of R Programming

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) dput()

For explanation I would say: dput is used for outputting a textual representation of an R object. The dump() and dput() functions are useful because the resulting textual format is editable, and in the case of corruption, potentially recoverable.