Pipes

In this module, you will learn how to compose functions using the pipe operator, |>.

Learning Goals

After completing this module, you will be able to:

1. Explain the benefits of pipelines versus other methods of composing functions.
2. Recognize situations in your analyses where a pipeline would be appropriate.
3. Build pipelines to compose a series of R functions into a single command.
4. Use four different types of pipe operator in your pipelines, as appropriate:
   1. The Base R pipe: |>
   2. The dplyr pipe: %>%
   3. The exposition pipe: %$%
   4. The assignment pipe: %<>%

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