You can also use the dplyr package for that purpose:
library(dplyr)
x %>%
group_by(Category) %>%
summarise(Frequency = sum(Frequency))
#Source: local data frame [3 x 2]
#
# Category Frequency
#1 First 30
#2 Second 5
#3 Third 34
Or, for multiple summary columns (works with one column too):
x %>%
group_by(Category) %>%
summarise(across(everything(), sum))
Here are some more examples of how to summarise data by group using dplyr functions using the built-in dataset mtcars
:
# several summary columns with arbitrary names
mtcars %>%
group_by(cyl, gear) %>% # multiple group columns
summarise(max_hp = max(hp), mean_mpg = mean(mpg)) # multiple summary columns
# summarise all columns except grouping columns using "sum"
mtcars %>%
group_by(cyl) %>%
summarise(across(everything(), sum))
# summarise all columns except grouping columns using "sum" and "mean"
mtcars %>%
group_by(cyl) %>%
summarise(across(everything(), list(mean = mean, sum = sum)))
# multiple grouping columns
mtcars %>%
group_by(cyl, gear) %>%
summarise(across(everything(), list(mean = mean, sum = sum)))
# summarise specific variables, not all
mtcars %>%
group_by(cyl, gear) %>%
summarise(across(c(qsec, mpg, wt), list(mean = mean, sum = sum)))
# summarise specific variables (numeric columns except grouping columns)
mtcars %>%
group_by(gear) %>%
summarise(across(where(is.numeric), list(mean = mean, sum = sum)))
For more information, including the %>%
operator, see the introduction to dplyr.