I am reading data from MNIST handwritten digit dataset. Its first column is the digit label and rest 784 columns (28 X 28) are pixel values. Pixel values are between [0, 255]. Thus, there are a total of 1+784=785 columns. To plot a row as an image, I have to convert the 784 pixel values into a matrix of 28X28. In this conversion process, I am not clear about the behaviour of as.matrix() and matrix() functions. The code and comments are as follows:
> train <- read.csv("train.csv", header=TRUE)
# Read 2nd row. Ignore the label col and read rest of 784 columns
> data<-train[2,2:785]
# Convert data into matrix of 28X28
> data<-as.matrix(data,nrow=28,ncol=28)
> dim(data)
[1] 1 784 <= Failed to convert to 28X28
> class(data)
[1] "matrix" <= But class is matrix
# as.matrix() failed. Use matrix()
> data<-matrix(data,nrow=28,ncol=28)
> dim(data)
[1] 28 28 <= Matrix conversion success
Probably, the solution is to ignore as.matrix() altogether and just use matrix(). But, it so happens that in plotting the image as.matrix() does serve as a necessary intermediary. For example, the following code works to plot the image of digit zero:
train <- read.csv("train.csv", header=TRUE)
data<-train[2,2:785]
data<-as.matrix(data,nrow=28,ncol=28)
data<-matrix(data,nrow=28,ncol=28)
##Color ramp def.
colors<-c('white','black')
cus_col<-colorRampPalette(colors=colors)
image(1:28,1:28,data,main="IInd row",col=cus_col(256))
But, in the following code where I have removed as.matrix(), the code gives an error:
> train <- read.csv("train.csv", header=TRUE)
> data<-train[2,2:785]
> data<-matrix(data,nrow=28,ncol=28)
> ##Color ramp def.
> colors<-c('white','black')
> cus_col<-colorRampPalette(colors=colors)
> image(1:28,1:28,data,main="IInd row",col=cus_col(256))
Error in is.finite(z) : default method not implemented for type 'list'
I am unable to understand the role of as.matrix() and the meaning of this error. Kindly do let me know what is wrong.
EDITED
Here is what the first three rows of data look like:
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Difference is explained in the documentation.
https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/base/html/matrix.html
Also all rows & columns of a matrix must have the same class (numeric, character, etc). In a dataframe, you can have some of each. Sometimes R is not able to convert different classes when using as.matrix()