(Ted Harding) wrote:
> On 14-May-09 12:27:40, Wacek Kusnierczyk wrote:
>
>>
>> ... but remember that sprintf introduces excel bugs into r (i.e.,
>> rounding is not done according to the IEC 60559 standard, see ?round):
>>
>> ns = c(0.05, 0.15)
>> round(ns, 1)
>> # 0.0 0.2
>> as.numeric(sprintf('%.1f', ns))
>> # 0.1 0.1
>> vQ
>>
>
> True! And thanks for importing that point into the discussion.
>
said but true, true but sad. i have already raised the issue on this
list earlier, but to no response. apparently, this sort of excel bug in
r is an intentional feature, so you may not get it improved anytime
soon. unless you submit a patch and get it accepted, that is.
vQ
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