On 04 May 2014, at 16:13 , Jorge I Velez <jorgeivanve...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Try > > options(digits = 22) > 168988580159 * 36662978 > # [1] 6195624596620653568 But the last 5 digits are supposed to match those of > 80159 * 62978 [1] 5048253502 so the result is off by 66. Further analysis will likely reveal rounding to the nearest multiple of 1024. As I said, this is hardly surprising. > > HTH, > Jorge.- > > > > On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 10:44 PM, ARTENTOR Diego Tentor < > diegotento...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Trying algorithm for products with large numbers i encountered a difference >> between result of 168988580159 * 36662978 in my algorithm and r product. >> The Microsoft calculator confirm my number. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> * Gráfica ARTENTOR * >> >> de Diego L. Tentor >> Echagüe 558 >> Tel.:0343 4310119 >> Paraná - Entre Ríos >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > > [[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. -- Peter Dalgaard, Professor, Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd....@cbs.dk Priv: pda...@gmail.com ______________________________________________ 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.
