PtitBleu <ptit_bleu <at> yahoo.fr> writes:
> I have a text file with one column containing long number but stored as
> string.
> I download the file with read.table (and colClass) and the first row of this
> column is :
>
> "095842087016731010"
>
> As I need to make some calculations with these numbers, I tried to convert
> them using as.numeric.
> But then I get
> as.numeric("095842087016731010")
> 95842087016731008
>
I think you are running into the limitations of double precision
values. Take a look at the inverse of your value and compare it
to the "eps" values in .Machine. Then see the R wiki (search for
"precision") for alternatives for extended precision calculations.
Ben Bolker
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