[R] Conversions From standard to metric units

2009-04-03 Thread stephen sefick
I am starting to use R for almost any sort of calculation that I need. I am a biologist that works in the states, and there is often a need to convert from standard units to metric units. Is there a package in R for this already? If not I believe that I am going to write some of the most often

Re: [R] Conversions From standard to metric units

2009-04-03 Thread Duncan Murdoch
stephen sefick wrote: I am starting to use R for almost any sort of calculation that I need. I am a biologist that works in the states, and there is often a need to convert from standard units to metric units. Is there a package in R for this already? If not I believe that I am going to write

Re: [R] Conversions From standard to metric units

2009-04-03 Thread baptiste auguie
I had a similar need for conversions in optics. I put together several functions and data on r-forge, where it does not clutter CRAN but can still be shared conveniently with others. baptiste On 3 Apr 2009, at 19:27, Duncan Murdoch wrote: stephen sefick wrote: I am starting to use R