Dear list, here is the code that generates the problem:
library(proxy) scot<-read.csv("scot.csv",header=TRUE) scot24_climate<-scot24[,1105:1109] # Scotland dist_scot24_climate<- dist(scot24_climate,method="correlation",diag=TRUE,upper=TRUE) max(dist_scot24_climate) is 1.9. I do not think it should be, because the value is usually the cos() of the angle between the 2 vectors. If you use method="cosine" you have 1.8, which I think it should not be. Is there a problem with the way I use it, or is there a bug? I have been able to reduce the scot.csv to under 200MB, but I thought of not posting it to the list .... > We need to see the data and the script that produced the error. > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 5:06 AM, Corrado <ct...@york.ac.uk> wrote: > > Dear list, > > > > using package "proxy". > > > > In one situation, the dissimilarity between two vectors based on > > method=correlation returns a value of 1.9. That should not happen, should > > it? > > > > The correlation is normally the cos() of the angle between the two > > vectors .... > > > > Any clue? > > > > Package dist 0.4-3 on R 2.9.2 on Kubuntu 904 64 bit. > > > > Regards > > -- > > Corrado Topi > > > > Global Climate Change & Biodiversity Indicators > > Area 18,Department of Biology > > University of York, York, YO10 5YW, UK > > Phone: + 44 (0) 1904 328645, E-mail: ct...@york.ac.uk > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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. -- Corrado Topi Global Climate Change & Biodiversity Indicators Area 18,Department of Biology University of York, York, YO10 5YW, UK Phone: + 44 (0) 1904 328645, E-mail: ct...@york.ac.uk ______________________________________________ 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.