[R] correct my method of estimating mean of two POSIXlt data frames

2004-10-05 Thread gotrout
Hello, I searched the archives but could not come to a solution. I have to two columns of information t_start_cdt looks like: t_start_cdt[1:4] [1] 2003-07-09 11:02:25 2003-07-09 11:10:25 2003-07-09 11:30:25 [4] 2003-07-09 12:00:25 class(t_start_cdt) [1] POSIXt POSIXlt t_end_cdt looks like:

RE: [R] correct my method of estimating mean of two POSIXlt data frames

2004-10-05 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
gotrout at gmail.com writes: : : Hello, I searched the archives but could not come to a solution. I : have to two columns of information : : t_start_cdt looks like: : t_start_cdt[1:4] : [1] 2003-07-09 11:02:25 2003-07-09 11:10:25 2003-07-09 11:30:25 : [4] 2003-07-09 12:00:25 :

Re: [R] correct my method of estimating mean of two POSIXlt data frames

2004-10-05 Thread gotrout
If a.lt and b.lt are the two vectors of POSIXlt dates then try converting each to POSIXct and unclassing to make each numeric. Take the mean of the two numeric vectors and convert them back to I see. I'm a little confused with the use of class/unclass versus as.XX. For example, instead of

Re: [R] correct my method of estimating mean of two POSIXlt data frames

2004-10-05 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (but with no name nor signature) wrote: Quoting someone without credit (and therefore in breach of their copyright) If a.lt and b.lt are the two vectors of POSIXlt dates then try converting each to POSIXct and unclassing to make each numeric. Take the

Re: [R] correct my method of estimating mean of two POSIXlt data frames

2004-10-05 Thread gotrout
My apology for not properly quoting someone. Let me amend my original email. In R version 1.8.1, if I have two objects that look like: t.start.cdt[1:4] [1] 2003-07-09 11:02:25 2003-07-09 11:10:25 2003-07-09 11:30:25 [4] 2003-07-09 12:00:25 class(t.start.cdt) [1] POSIXt  POSIXlt

Re: [R] correct my method of estimating mean of two POSIXlt data frames

2004-10-05 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
Prof Brian Ripley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: : If a.lt and b.lt are the two vectors of POSIXlt dates then try : converting each to POSIXct and unclassing to make each numeric. : Take the mean of the two numeric vectors and convert them back to : : I see. I'm a little confused with the use