ticspd wrote:
I am trying to convert a string to a double using "as.numeric"
However, R is truncating the results!
No it isn't! As someone phrased it recently, there's a difference
between an object and the display of an object. "Ceci n'est pas une pipe".
Options(digits) is set to 7.
So numbers are _printed_ to 7-digit accuracy, yes. (And 116.28125 has 8
digits.)
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Subtract 116, and enlightenment should follow.
Thanks!
b[1]
[1] "116.28125"
summary(b[1])
Length Class Mode
1 character character
c <- as.numeric(b[1])
c
[1] 116.2812
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