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 ## sapply() Function
 
-The `sapply()` function is part of a family of `apply()` functions that aide in manipulating data. It takes 2 or more parameters and it returns a vector or matrix. The first parameter could be a vector or a data frame. The second parameter is usually a function you want to use along the elemnts of columns of the first parameter. 
+The `sapply()` function is part of a family of `apply()` functions that aide in manipulating data. It takes 2 or more parameters and it returns a vector or matrix. The first parameter could be a vector or a data frame. The second parameter is usually a function you want to use along the elements of columns of the first parameter. 
 
 You can use sapply to get the max of every column in a data frame as a vector.