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Organizing Accessing Data ML Cheat Sheet

The document discusses organizing and accessing data in MATLAB. It covers representing data using different data types including numeric, string, categorical, and datetime types. It also covers selecting data using indexing, logical indexing, and container indexing. Different data structures like arrays, tables, timetables, cells, and structures are covered.

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Organizing Accessing Data ML Cheat Sheet

The document discusses organizing and accessing data in MATLAB. It covers representing data using different data types including numeric, string, categorical, and datetime types. It also covers selecting data using indexing, logical indexing, and container indexing. Different data structures like arrays, tables, timetables, cells, and structures are covered.

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Organizing and Accessing Data in MATLAB

This reference shows common use cases, so it is not an exhaustive list.


The >> icon provides links to relevant sections of the MATLAB documentation.

Representing Data
Homogenous
Data type Purpose Syntax

Double, single, (u)int8,


Numeric arrays, matrix
(u)int16, (u)int32, (u) [1,2,3], [1;2;3], uint8(), int16(),…
computations, math
int64, complex

String Text arrays “hello world”

Single characters, character


Char ‘hello’
arrays
cellstr Cell arrays of characters {‘hello’,’world’}

Categorical Discrete, nonnumeric data categorical()

Absolute dates and


Datetime timestamps, including time datetime(‘July 12, 2001 08:15:01’)
zones
Duration Elapsed times duration(h,m,s), hours(), minutes(),…

Relative time based on


Calendar of duration caldays(), calweeks(),…
calendar
True/false, test state, identify
Logical logical(), ==, ~=, >, >=, <, <=, &, &&, |, ||
data by condition

Other specialized types sparse, enum, custom, … >>

Heterogeneous
Data type Purpose Syntax
Mixed-type, column-oriented data (spreadsheet-like).
Table table(x,y,z), array2table
Store metadata.
timetable(t,x,y)
Timetable Timestamped tabular data
table2timetable,array2timetable
Fields can contain data of any size and type. Ideal for struct()
Structure
nonrectangular data. s.Field = 42;
Structure array Array of structures (described above) s = [s1,s2], s(2).Field = 42;

Cell array Each cell in the array can contain any data type, any size cell(), {pi,ones(5), ”hello”}
MATLAB data types can be made “tall” when data does not
Tall array ds = datastore(), T = tall(ds)
fit in memory
Dictionary Object that maps unique keys to values d= dictionary(keys,values)

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Data Selection Logical Indexing
Use array indexing to select data. Use logical expressions to select data.

Linear indexing for 1D arrays: Elements of X greater than 7:


X(1) First element Y = X(X > 7)
X(end) Last element
X= 8 X= 8 Y= 8
3 3 9
Row, column indexing for multidimensional arrays:
9 9
A(1,2)
A(1,1,2) Combine conditions:
X(X > 3 && X <= 7)
X(X > 3 || X <= 7)
Select multiple with a vector:
A([1,3],1) Elements of S not equal to “hello world”:
S(S ~= “hello world”)

Use colon : to select a range: Multidimensional arrays


A(1:3,1) Use condition to identify rows or columns:
A(:,1) All rows, column 1 idx = X > 7;
A(1,:) Row 1, all columns A(idx, :)
A(1:2:end,:) Every other row
Tables and timetables
Remove data from array: T(:,vartype(‘numeric’))
A(1,:) = []; TT(timerange(t1,t2),:)

Container Indexing
Using parentheses () for indexing retains the initial data type. Access the underlying data with curly braces {}.
Tables and structures also allow you to reference data by name.

Type Subset Contents

Table Returns a table: Returns underlying data:


T(1,2) T{1,2}
T(:,’A’) T{:,’A’}
T(:,{‘A’,… T.A
‘B’}) T.Rows
T.Variables
Examples >>
Timetable Same as above: Same as above:
TT(‘Apr 1,… 2004’,5) TT.Time

Cell array Returns a cell: C{1,2}


C(1,2) C{:} -> comma separated list

Structure Returns a struct: S.Field


S(1,1)

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