Difference between as.numeric() and as.factor() in R

as.numeric(), as.factor() in R

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Let’s look at the difference between as.numeric() and as.factor() in R.

as.factor()

→ It will convert the column type to factor which means we won’t be able to perform any arithmetic operations on that column. It is treated like categorical values.