> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On
> Behalf Of Tal Galili
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:14 PM
> To: r-help@r-project.org
> Subject: [R] Bug in "seq" (or a "feature") ?
> 
> (I use R 2.9.1 with win XP)
> 
> If I run this code:
> seq(-0.1,.9, by = .05)[seq(-0.1,.9, by = .05) <= 0.5]
> I get this output:
> [1] -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45
> Why is 0.50 not in the results ?
> (It seems that it gives a slightly bigger number then 0.5 but I don't
> understand why it does that)
> 
> 
> Where as if I try:
> seq(-0.1,.9, by = .05)[seq(-0.1,.9, by = .05) <= 0.4]
> and get:
> [1] -0.10 -0.05 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40
> Then 0.40 WILL be in the results.
> 
> Thanks,Tal
> 
> 

This is another question for which the answer is FAQ 7.31.  

Hope this is helpful,

Dan

Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA  98504-5204
 

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