This is probably a describe function from Hmisc-package. 2009/9/21 Petr PIKAL <petr.pi...@precheza.cz>: > Hi > > I tried but > >> describe(c(5,3,76,4/0)) > Error: could not find function "describe" >> > > What shall I do? Quick search did not find function on CRAN and I do not > have enough time to dig it from somewhere. > > Regards > Petr > > > r-help-boun...@r-project.org napsal dne 21.09.2009 12:06:09: > >> Hi, >> >> I have to follow up my own question since this problem is getting quite >> disturbing and I fear that it also causes other functions to malfunction > >> without notice. >> >> It occurs quite quite often when I manipulate the mentioned data set. It > >> definitely is caused by the column entries which are Inf (caused by a > value/0 >> operation) but I cannot reproduce the error. When I do a > describe(c(5,3,76,4/ >> 0)), for example, the last value is Inf but the error is not thrown. >> >> But I can save the vector and load it and the error still occurs. Would >> someone be willing to look at that vector and maybe finds out the root > of the >> problem? (I'll send the vector by email) >> >> As I said in the earlier email, the data is imported with read.dta of > the >> foreign library and the only manipulation I do is dividing the values of > two >> columns by each other. >> >> Thanks a million, >> Werner >> >> >> > >> > I have a weird problem with my data but I cannot really >> > locate it and cannot make a small example data set do >> > reproduce the problem. >> > I basically divide one numerical column of a data frame >> > with another. When I run describe() on that column, I get >> > "Error in vector("integer", length) : vector size cannot be >> > NA/NaN" >> > >> > The two original columns comprise many zero values and I >> > think the particular row which causes the problem ends up >> > with an "Inf". >> > >> > I fear that other functions might also not be reliable for >> > this data and that I have to repair it somehow. It actually >> > happens with many of the variables from the various tables >> > which originally are in Stata .dta format and which I import >> > with the foreign library. >> > >> > I am working on windows XP and R 2.9.1 >> > >> > I assume that this description is too vague but if anybody >> > has an idea, I would appreciate it. >> > >> > Thanks so much, >> > Werner >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. >
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