[R] understanding round() behavior

2007-04-24 Thread Robert Duval
Dear all, I am a little bit puzzled by the way round() works. Consider the following code a-123456.3678 round(a,digits=10) [1] 123456.4 I would expect the outcome to be something like 123456.3678 or 123456.368, instead the computer gives me 123456.4 no matter how large the digits are. Can

Re: [R] understanding round() behavior

2007-04-24 Thread jim holtman
'print' by default only prints 7 digits. See below: round(a, digits=10) [1] 123456.4 print(round(a, digits=10), digits=10) [1] 123456.3678 On 4/24/07, Robert Duval [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I am a little bit puzzled by the way round() works. Consider the following code