please excuse me if this ones a basic error
y-c(-0.7,-0.6,-0.5)
-0.7^1.22
[1] -0.6471718
y^1.22
[1] NaN NaN NaN
am I missing something important in my basic math?
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, tom wright wrote:
please excuse me if this ones a basic error
y-c(-0.7,-0.6,-0.5)
-0.7^1.22
[1] -0.6471718
?Syntax shows ^ has a higher precedance than -, so that is
-(0.7^1.22)
y^1.22
[1] NaN NaN NaN
am I missing something important in my basic math?
On 22-Feb-06 tom wright wrote:
please excuse me if this ones a basic error
y-c(-0.7,-0.6,-0.5)
-0.7^1.22
[1] -0.6471718
y^1.22
[1] NaN NaN NaN
am I missing something important in my basic math?
Ummm, not sure ... it depends where the explanation fits in.
It's certainly important, but
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, tom wright wrote:
please excuse me if this ones a basic error
y-c(-0.7,-0.6,-0.5)
-0.7^1.22
[1] -0.6471718
y^1.22
[1] NaN NaN NaN
am I missing something important in my basic math?
Yes.
Non-integer powers of negative numbers don't work (well, they are complex
Subject: [R] exponent confusion
please excuse me if this ones a basic error
y-c(-0.7,-0.6,-0.5)
-0.7^1.22
[1] -0.6471718
y^1.22
[1] NaN NaN NaN
am I missing something important in my basic math?
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