Does this do what you want?
> x <- c(2.503,2.477,0.1204)
> sapply(signif(x,3), sprintf, fmt="%#.3g")
[1] "2.50" "2.48" "0.120"
>
This will give you scientific notation for very large or small numbers.
At Friday 02:17 PM 3/14/2003 -0800, Don MacQueen wrote:
>I need a function like signif(), bu
I need a function like signif(), but returns the rounded values as
character strings, formatted with trailing zeros where appropriate.
If anyone has one, I would sure appreciate a copy.
Thanks
-Don
Details:
signif() rounds a number to a specified number of significant digits,
for example:
