> library(tidyr) > library(dplyr) > head(mtcars) mpg cyl disp hp drat wt qsec vs am gear carb Mazda RX4 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 0 1 4 4 Mazda RX4 Wag 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 0 1 4 4 Datsun 710 22.8 4 108 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 1 1 4 1 Hornet 4 Drive 21.4 6 258 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 1 0 3 1 Hornet Sportabout 18.7 8 360 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 0 0 3 2 Valiant 18.1 6 225 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 1 0 3 1 > mtcars$car <- rownames(mtcars) > mtcars <- mtcars[, c(12, 1:11)] > head(mtcars) car mpg cyl disp hp drat wt qsec vs am gear carb Mazda RX4 Mazda RX4 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.620 16.46 0 1 4 4 Mazda RX4 Wag Mazda RX4 Wag 21.0 6 160 110 3.90 2.875 17.02 0 1 4 4 Datsun 710 Datsun 710 22.8 4 108 93 3.85 2.320 18.61 1 1 4 1 Hornet 4 Drive Hornet 4 Drive 21.4 6 258 110 3.08 3.215 19.44 1 0 3 1 Hornet Sportabout Hornet Sportabout 18.7 8 360 175 3.15 3.440 17.02 0 0 3 2 Valiant Valiant 18.1 6 225 105 2.76 3.460 20.22 1 0 3 1 > mtcarsNew <- mtcars %>% gather(attribute, value, -car) > head(mtcarsNew) car attribute value 1 Mazda RX4 mpg 21.0 2 Mazda RX4 Wag mpg 21.0 3 Datsun 710 mpg 22.8 4 Hornet 4 Drive mpg 21.4 5 Hornet Sportabout mpg 18.7 6 Valiant mpg 18.1 > tail(mtcarsNew) car attribute value 347 Porsche 914-2 carb 2 348 Lotus Europa carb 2 349 Ford Pantera L carb 4 350 Ferrari Dino carb 6 351 Maserati Bora carb 8 352 Volvo 142E carb 2