Please STOP sending homework questions to R-help! -- david On Jan 25, 2014, at 10:19 PM, F. Keshavarz wrote:
> I verify my output with the csv file but I get an error in my submission. I > am not sure I have the requirements understood. > > > ex: rankall("Heart attack",4) gives me the following for AZ (this is a > section of my output) > > > > FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER AZ > > SUMMIT HEALTHCARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AZ > > > > > The data from the csv for the first best rates for the state of AZ are as > follows. > > > > > Hospital NameStateLower Mortality Estimate - Hospital 30-Day Death > (Mortality) Rates from Heart AttackMAYO CLINIC HOSPITALAZ9.4CARONDELET > HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTEAZ9.5LA PAZ REGIONAL HOSPITALAZ10.4BANNER HEART > HOSPITALAZ10.4FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTERAZ10.5SUMMIT HEALTHCARE REGIONAL > MEDICAL CENTERAZ10.5 > > > > My understanding is that the rate 10.4 is counted once as the third lowest > rate although we have two records; therefore the 4th lowest rate will be > 10.5 for the FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER and SUMMIT HEALTHCARE REGIONAL > MEDICAL CENTER. > > Is my understanding correct? > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.