On Tue, 10-Jul-2012 at 11:19PM +0200, Erdal Karaca wrote: |> german "Null" == english "zero" :-)
German "Gift" == English "poison" :-( |> |> 2012/7/10 Rolf Turner <rolf.tur...@xtra.co.nz> |> |> > |> > |> > In addition to taking cognisance of Richard Heiberger's reply you |> > should also learn to distinguish between the concept of "null" and |> > "zero". They are not at all the same thing. |> > |> > cheers, |> > |> > Rolf Turner |> > |> > |> > On 11/07/12 08:17, ollestrat wrote: |> > |> >> Hello, |> >> |> >> I fear its a stupid question,..but here it is: |> >> |> >> If I do this simple calculation with the R console, I surprisingly do not |> >> get a zero. Why? |> >> |> >> -1.1-0.1+1.2 |> >> [1] -2.220446e-16 |> >> |> >> |> >> greetings, Ole |> >> |> > |> > ______________________________________________ |> > 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. -- ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. ___ Patrick Connolly {~._.~} Great minds discuss ideas _( Y )_ Average minds discuss events (:_~*~_:) Small minds discuss people (_)-(_) ..... Eleanor Roosevelt ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. ______________________________________________ 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.