Rowwise NA

1 Load packages

library(tidyverse)  # data wrangling

2 Sample data

data("mtcars")

Create some NA:

mtcars$mpg[c(1,2,3)] <- NA
mtcars$hp[c(1,2,3)] <- NA

3 Count NA rowwise

What we would like to achieve is to comfortable count the missing values per row.

Define helper function:

sum_isna <- function(x) sum(is.na(x))

4 Way 1: rowwise sum with mutate and c_across

mtcars %>% 
  rowwise() %>% 
  mutate(Na_n = sum_isna(c_across(everything()))) %>% 
  ungroup()
#> # A tibble: 32 × 12
#>      mpg   cyl  disp    hp  drat    wt  qsec    vs    am  gear  carb  Na_n
#>    <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <int>
#>  1  NA       6  160     NA  3.9   2.62  16.5     0     1     4     4     2
#>  2  NA       6  160     NA  3.9   2.88  17.0     0     1     4     4     2
#>  3  NA       4  108     NA  3.85  2.32  18.6     1     1     4     1     2
#>  4  21.4     6  258    110  3.08  3.22  19.4     1     0     3     1     0
#>  5  18.7     8  360    175  3.15  3.44  17.0     0     0     3     2     0
#>  6  18.1     6  225    105  2.76  3.46  20.2     1     0     3     1     0
#>  7  14.3     8  360    245  3.21  3.57  15.8     0     0     3     4     0
#>  8  24.4     4  147.    62  3.69  3.19  20       1     0     4     2     0
#>  9  22.8     4  141.    95  3.92  3.15  22.9     1     0     4     2     0
#> 10  19.2     6  168.   123  3.92  3.44  18.3     1     0     4     4     0
#> # … with 22 more rows

A more in-depth treatment can be found here.

5 Way 2: apply() with margin 1

Margin 1 means rowwise:

mtcars %>% 
  mutate(Na_n = apply(mtcars, 1, sum_isna))
#>                      mpg cyl  disp  hp drat    wt  qsec vs am gear carb Na_n
#> Mazda RX4             NA   6 160.0  NA 3.90 2.620 16.46  0  1    4    4    2
#> Mazda RX4 Wag         NA   6 160.0  NA 3.90 2.875 17.02  0  1    4    4    2
#> Datsun 710            NA   4 108.0  NA 3.85 2.320 18.61  1  1    4    1    2
#> Hornet 4 Drive      21.4   6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44  1  0    3    1    0
#> Hornet Sportabout   18.7   8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02  0  0    3    2    0
#> Valiant             18.1   6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22  1  0    3    1    0
#> Duster 360          14.3   8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84  0  0    3    4    0
#> Merc 240D           24.4   4 146.7  62 3.69 3.190 20.00  1  0    4    2    0
#> Merc 230            22.8   4 140.8  95 3.92 3.150 22.90  1  0    4    2    0
#> Merc 280            19.2   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30  1  0    4    4    0
#> Merc 280C           17.8   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90  1  0    4    4    0
#> Merc 450SE          16.4   8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40  0  0    3    3    0
#> Merc 450SL          17.3   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60  0  0    3    3    0
#> Merc 450SLC         15.2   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00  0  0    3    3    0
#> Cadillac Fleetwood  10.4   8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98  0  0    3    4    0
#> Lincoln Continental 10.4   8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82  0  0    3    4    0
#> Chrysler Imperial   14.7   8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42  0  0    3    4    0
#> Fiat 128            32.4   4  78.7  66 4.08 2.200 19.47  1  1    4    1    0
#> Honda Civic         30.4   4  75.7  52 4.93 1.615 18.52  1  1    4    2    0
#> Toyota Corolla      33.9   4  71.1  65 4.22 1.835 19.90  1  1    4    1    0
#> Toyota Corona       21.5   4 120.1  97 3.70 2.465 20.01  1  0    3    1    0
#> Dodge Challenger    15.5   8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87  0  0    3    2    0
#> AMC Javelin         15.2   8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30  0  0    3    2    0
#> Camaro Z28          13.3   8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41  0  0    3    4    0
#> Pontiac Firebird    19.2   8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05  0  0    3    2    0
#> Fiat X1-9           27.3   4  79.0  66 4.08 1.935 18.90  1  1    4    1    0
#> Porsche 914-2       26.0   4 120.3  91 4.43 2.140 16.70  0  1    5    2    0
#> Lotus Europa        30.4   4  95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90  1  1    5    2    0
#> Ford Pantera L      15.8   8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50  0  1    5    4    0
#> Ferrari Dino        19.7   6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50  0  1    5    6    0
#> Maserati Bora       15.0   8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60  0  1    5    8    0
#> Volvo 142E          21.4   4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60  1  1    4    2    0

6 Way 3: rowSums

mtcars %>% 
  mutate(Na_n = rowSums(is.na(mtcars)))
#>                      mpg cyl  disp  hp drat    wt  qsec vs am gear carb Na_n
#> Mazda RX4             NA   6 160.0  NA 3.90 2.620 16.46  0  1    4    4    2
#> Mazda RX4 Wag         NA   6 160.0  NA 3.90 2.875 17.02  0  1    4    4    2
#> Datsun 710            NA   4 108.0  NA 3.85 2.320 18.61  1  1    4    1    2
#> Hornet 4 Drive      21.4   6 258.0 110 3.08 3.215 19.44  1  0    3    1    0
#> Hornet Sportabout   18.7   8 360.0 175 3.15 3.440 17.02  0  0    3    2    0
#> Valiant             18.1   6 225.0 105 2.76 3.460 20.22  1  0    3    1    0
#> Duster 360          14.3   8 360.0 245 3.21 3.570 15.84  0  0    3    4    0
#> Merc 240D           24.4   4 146.7  62 3.69 3.190 20.00  1  0    4    2    0
#> Merc 230            22.8   4 140.8  95 3.92 3.150 22.90  1  0    4    2    0
#> Merc 280            19.2   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.30  1  0    4    4    0
#> Merc 280C           17.8   6 167.6 123 3.92 3.440 18.90  1  0    4    4    0
#> Merc 450SE          16.4   8 275.8 180 3.07 4.070 17.40  0  0    3    3    0
#> Merc 450SL          17.3   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.730 17.60  0  0    3    3    0
#> Merc 450SLC         15.2   8 275.8 180 3.07 3.780 18.00  0  0    3    3    0
#> Cadillac Fleetwood  10.4   8 472.0 205 2.93 5.250 17.98  0  0    3    4    0
#> Lincoln Continental 10.4   8 460.0 215 3.00 5.424 17.82  0  0    3    4    0
#> Chrysler Imperial   14.7   8 440.0 230 3.23 5.345 17.42  0  0    3    4    0
#> Fiat 128            32.4   4  78.7  66 4.08 2.200 19.47  1  1    4    1    0
#> Honda Civic         30.4   4  75.7  52 4.93 1.615 18.52  1  1    4    2    0
#> Toyota Corolla      33.9   4  71.1  65 4.22 1.835 19.90  1  1    4    1    0
#> Toyota Corona       21.5   4 120.1  97 3.70 2.465 20.01  1  0    3    1    0
#> Dodge Challenger    15.5   8 318.0 150 2.76 3.520 16.87  0  0    3    2    0
#> AMC Javelin         15.2   8 304.0 150 3.15 3.435 17.30  0  0    3    2    0
#> Camaro Z28          13.3   8 350.0 245 3.73 3.840 15.41  0  0    3    4    0
#> Pontiac Firebird    19.2   8 400.0 175 3.08 3.845 17.05  0  0    3    2    0
#> Fiat X1-9           27.3   4  79.0  66 4.08 1.935 18.90  1  1    4    1    0
#> Porsche 914-2       26.0   4 120.3  91 4.43 2.140 16.70  0  1    5    2    0
#> Lotus Europa        30.4   4  95.1 113 3.77 1.513 16.90  1  1    5    2    0
#> Ford Pantera L      15.8   8 351.0 264 4.22 3.170 14.50  0  1    5    4    0
#> Ferrari Dino        19.7   6 145.0 175 3.62 2.770 15.50  0  1    5    6    0
#> Maserati Bora       15.0   8 301.0 335 3.54 3.570 14.60  0  1    5    8    0
#> Volvo 142E          21.4   4 121.0 109 4.11 2.780 18.60  1  1    4    2    0

Source

7 Way 4: cur_data()

cur_data() refers to the data in the current group, which is, in the case of rowwise() the current row.

mtcars %>% 
  rowwise() %>% 
  mutate(NA_n = sum_isna(cur_data()))
#> # A tibble: 32 × 12
#> # Rowwise: 
#>      mpg   cyl  disp    hp  drat    wt  qsec    vs    am  gear  carb  NA_n
#>    <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <int>
#>  1  NA       6  160     NA  3.9   2.62  16.5     0     1     4     4     2
#>  2  NA       6  160     NA  3.9   2.88  17.0     0     1     4     4     2
#>  3  NA       4  108     NA  3.85  2.32  18.6     1     1     4     1     2
#>  4  21.4     6  258    110  3.08  3.22  19.4     1     0     3     1     0
#>  5  18.7     8  360    175  3.15  3.44  17.0     0     0     3     2     0
#>  6  18.1     6  225    105  2.76  3.46  20.2     1     0     3     1     0
#>  7  14.3     8  360    245  3.21  3.57  15.8     0     0     3     4     0
#>  8  24.4     4  147.    62  3.69  3.19  20       1     0     4     2     0
#>  9  22.8     4  141.    95  3.92  3.15  22.9     1     0     4     2     0
#> 10  19.2     6  168.   123  3.92  3.44  18.3     1     0     4     4     0
#> # … with 22 more rows

8 Why not map()?

When using map() in relation with mutate(), we map a column of the data frame to some function. However, when counting missing values per row, we would like to map a row to a function, which is not possible using map().

9 Reproducibility

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