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Closure is not subsettable

Matches: object of type 'closure' is not subsettable

WHAT THIS ERROR MEANS

You tried to use [ ] or $ on a function. This usually means you forgot the parentheses to call the function, or a variable has the same name as a function.

HOW TO FIX IT

1. Add () to call the function before subsetting.

2. Check if your variable name shadows a function.

3. Make sure you assigned the result, not the function itself.

CODE EXAMPLES

BAD — THIS CAUSES THE ERROR
data[1, ]  # if data is still the function, not your data frame
GOOD — CORRECT APPROACH
my_data <- read.csv("file.csv")
my_data[1, ]

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