Dear R-users with a bit of grief I had to repeat an extensive analysis because I did not suspect (and therefore did not read the documentation) that round was implemented as "for rounding off a 5, the IEC 60559 standard is expected to be used, 'go to the even digit'", resulting in round(1.5) = 2 round (2.5) = 2.
As a non-mathematician I am both puzzled and intrigued by this rule as it is against what I have learned in my math courses, i.e. round(1.5) = 2 round (2.5) = 3. I would like to understand the reason behind this rule. Thanks for your comments. Markus -- Markus Didion Waldökologie Forest Ecology Inst. f. Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystems Departement Umweltwissenschaften Dept. of Environmental Sciences Eidg. Technische Hochschule Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technology ETH-Zentrum CHN G78 ETH-Zentrum CHN G78 Universitätstr. 22 Universitaetstr. 22 CH-8092 Zürich CH-8092 Zurich Schweiz Switzerland Tel +41 (0)44 632 5629 Fax +41 (0)44 632 1358 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/didionm [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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