For print(), digits is the minimal number of significant digits. In
your case, rounding the first column to the 3rd decimal place gives at
least 2 sigfigs and rounding the second column to the 2nd decimal
place.
If you want to print all numbers to two significant digits, regardless
of what other numbers are in the column, use signif() before print():
Mean <- c(0.3107966, 0.1880302, 45.3185794, 0.506637, 0.493363,
0.702915, 0.297085, 0.7967066, 0.2032934, 0.6582301, 0.3417699,
0.7262913, 0.2737087, 0.6415484, 0.3584516, 0.9110264, 0.0889736,
0.5211453, 0.4788547, 0.5481055, 0.4518945, 0.913509, 0.086491,
0.8727269, 0.1272731, 0.1015717, 0.6043692, 0.2940592, 0.2735274,
0.3777426, 0.34873, 0.1603127, 0.1723783, 0.1230961, 0.1779381,
0.0964334, 0.1584698, 0.1113717, 0.3349813, 0.4081109, 0.2569078,
0.1034356, 0.6741233, 0.1254412, 0.0969999, 0.0587457, 0.4401115,
0.4689114, 0.0322313, 0.5907618, 0.1591195, 0.1132923, 0.1124207,
0.0244058, 0.7058787, 0.2941213, 0.0746892, 0.474911, 0.3471837,
0.0435036, 0.0597126, 0.0478775, 0.1152615, 0.2074968, 0.2440626,
0.1605995, 0.0804598, 0.1442422, 0.3443231, 0.428056, 0.0528221,
0.0805222, 0.0457169, 0.0485596, 0.1333443, 0.0932917, 0.0653987,
0.0573934, 0.1399086, 0.0887337, 0.0984479, 0.0914421, 0.1155505,
0.1363764, 0.113457, 1.2985286)
Std.dev <- c(0.46282, 0.390736, 16.313635, 0.499956, 0.499956,
0.456974, 0.456974, 0.402449, 0.402449, 0.474303, 0.474303, 0.445861,
0.445861, 0.479546, 0.479546, 0.284706, 0.284706, 0.499553, 0.499553,
0.49768, 0.49768, 0.281088, 0.281088, 0.333279, 0.333279, 0.302084,
0.488986, 0.455619, 0.445769, 0.484823, 0.476568, 0.366896, 0.377709,
0.328547, 0.382461, 0.295185, 0.365181, 0.314592, 0.471984, 0.491484,
0.436928, 0.304527, 0.468701, 0.331218, 0.295958, 0.235148, 0.4964,
0.499033, 0.176614, 0.491693, 0.365787, 0.31695, 0.315883, 0.154305,
0.455647, 0.455647, 0.262889, 0.49937, 0.476075, 0.203988, 0.236954,
0.213507, 0.319337, 0.405514, 0.42953, 0.367161, 0.272004, 0.351335,
0.475147, 0.494797, 0.223678, 0.2721, 0.20887, 0.214945, 0.339946,
0.290841, 0.247228, 0.232593, 0.346892, 0.284359, 0.297919, 0.288237,
0.319685, 0.343188, 0.317151, 0.739096)
print(signif(cbind(Mean, Std.dev), 2))
which looks like:
> print(signif(cbind(Mean, Std.dev), 2))
Mean Std.dev
[1,] 0.310 0.46
[2,] 0.190 0.39
[3,] 45.000 16.00
[4,] 0.510 0.50
[5,] 0.490 0.50
[6,] 0.700 0.46
[7,] 0.300 0.46
[8,] 0.800 0.40
[9,] 0.200 0.40
[10,] 0.660 0.47
[11,] 0.340 0.47
[12,] 0.730 0.45
[13,] 0.270 0.45
[14,] 0.640 0.48
[15,] 0.360 0.48
[16,] 0.910 0.28
[17,] 0.089 0.28
[18,] 0.520 0.50
[19,] 0.480 0.50
[20,] 0.550 0.50
[21,] 0.450 0.50
[22,] 0.910 0.28
[23,] 0.086 0.28
[24,] 0.870 0.33
[25,] 0.130 0.33
[26,] 0.100 0.30
[27,] 0.600 0.49
[28,] 0.290 0.46
[29,] 0.270 0.45
[30,] 0.380 0.48
[31,] 0.350 0.48
[32,] 0.160 0.37
[33,] 0.170 0.38
[34,] 0.120 0.33
[35,] 0.180 0.38
[36,] 0.096 0.30
[37,] 0.160 0.37
[38,] 0.110 0.31
[39,] 0.330 0.47
[40,] 0.410 0.49
[41,] 0.260 0.44
[42,] 0.100 0.30
[43,] 0.670 0.47
[44,] 0.130 0.33
[45,] 0.097 0.30
[46,] 0.059 0.24
[47,] 0.440 0.50
[48,] 0.470 0.50
[49,] 0.032 0.18
[50,] 0.590 0.49
[51,] 0.160 0.37
[52,] 0.110 0.32
[53,] 0.110 0.32
[54,] 0.024 0.15
[55,] 0.710 0.46
[56,] 0.290 0.46
[57,] 0.075 0.26
[58,] 0.470 0.50
[59,] 0.350 0.48
[60,] 0.044 0.20
[61,] 0.060 0.24
[62,] 0.048 0.21
[63,] 0.120 0.32
[64,] 0.210 0.41
[65,] 0.240 0.43
[66,] 0.160 0.37
[67,] 0.080 0.27
[68,] 0.140 0.35
[69,] 0.340 0.48
[70,] 0.430 0.49
[71,] 0.053 0.22
[72,] 0.081 0.27
[73,] 0.046 0.21
[74,] 0.049 0.21
[75,] 0.130 0.34
[76,] 0.093 0.29
[77,] 0.065 0.25
[78,] 0.057 0.23
[79,] 0.140 0.35
[80,] 0.089 0.28
[81,] 0.098 0.30
[82,] 0.091 0.29
[83,] 0.120 0.32
[84,] 0.140 0.34
[85,] 0.110 0.32
[86,] 1.300 0.74
>
R will still print 3 decimal places for the third column since it
wants them to be of the same format, but each number is 2 sigfigs.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 3:41 PM Steven T. Yen via R-help
<r-help@r-project.org> wrote:
>
> Hi, I have two variables with 86 observations each. Below I print with
> the print command with digit=2. But, I am getting three decimal places
> for my first variable and two for the second. Please help. Thanks.
>
> > cbind(Mean,Std.dev)
> Mean Std.dev
> [1,] 0.3107966 0.462820
> [2,] 0.1880302 0.390736
> [3,] 45.3185794 16.313635
> [4,] 0.5066370 0.499956
> [5,] 0.4933630 0.499956
> [6,] 0.7029150 0.456974
> [7,] 0.2970850 0.456974
> [8,] 0.7967066 0.402449
> [9,] 0.2032934 0.402449
> [10,] 0.6582301 0.474303
> [11,] 0.3417699 0.474303
> [12,] 0.7262913 0.445861
> [13,] 0.2737087 0.445861
> [14,] 0.6415484 0.479546
> [15,] 0.3584516 0.479546
> [16,] 0.9110264 0.284706
> [17,] 0.0889736 0.284706
> [18,] 0.5211453 0.499553
> [19,] 0.4788547 0.499553
> [20,] 0.5481055 0.497680
> [21,] 0.4518945 0.497680
> [22,] 0.9135090 0.281088
> [23,] 0.0864910 0.281088
> [24,] 0.8727269 0.333279
> [25,] 0.1272731 0.333279
> [26,] 0.1015717 0.302084
> [27,] 0.6043692 0.488986
> [28,] 0.2940592 0.455619
> [29,] 0.2735274 0.445769
> [30,] 0.3777426 0.484823
> [31,] 0.3487300 0.476568
> [32,] 0.1603127 0.366896
> [33,] 0.1723783 0.377709
> [34,] 0.1230961 0.328547
> [35,] 0.1779381 0.382461
> [36,] 0.0964334 0.295185
> [37,] 0.1584698 0.365181
> [38,] 0.1113717 0.314592
> [39,] 0.3349813 0.471984
> [40,] 0.4081109 0.491484
> [41,] 0.2569078 0.436928
> [42,] 0.1034356 0.304527
> [43,] 0.6741233 0.468701
> [44,] 0.1254412 0.331218
> [45,] 0.0969999 0.295958
> [46,] 0.0587457 0.235148
> [47,] 0.4401115 0.496400
> [48,] 0.4689114 0.499033
> [49,] 0.0322313 0.176614
> [50,] 0.5907618 0.491693
> [51,] 0.1591195 0.365787
> [52,] 0.1132923 0.316950
> [53,] 0.1124207 0.315883
> [54,] 0.0244058 0.154305
> [55,] 0.7058787 0.455647
> [56,] 0.2941213 0.455647
> [57,] 0.0746892 0.262889
> [58,] 0.4749110 0.499370
> [59,] 0.3471837 0.476075
> [60,] 0.0435036 0.203988
> [61,] 0.0597126 0.236954
> [62,] 0.0478775 0.213507
> [63,] 0.1152615 0.319337
> [64,] 0.2074968 0.405514
> [65,] 0.2440626 0.429530
> [66,] 0.1605995 0.367161
> [67,] 0.0804598 0.272004
> [68,] 0.1442422 0.351335
> [69,] 0.3443231 0.475147
> [70,] 0.4280560 0.494797
> [71,] 0.0528221 0.223678
> [72,] 0.0805222 0.272100
> [73,] 0.0457169 0.208870
> [74,] 0.0485596 0.214945
> [75,] 0.1333443 0.339946
> [76,] 0.0932917 0.290841
> [77,] 0.0653987 0.247228
> [78,] 0.0573934 0.232593
> [79,] 0.1399086 0.346892
> [80,] 0.0887337 0.284359
> [81,] 0.0984479 0.297919
> [82,] 0.0914421 0.288237
> [83,] 0.1155505 0.319685
> [84,] 0.1363764 0.343188
> [85,] 0.1134570 0.317151
> [86,] 1.2985286 0.739096
> > print(cbind(Mean,Std.dev),digits=2)
> Mean Std.dev
> [1,] 0.311 0.46
> [2,] 0.188 0.39
> [3,] 45.319 16.31
> [4,] 0.507 0.50
> [5,] 0.493 0.50
> [6,] 0.703 0.46
> [7,] 0.297 0.46
> [8,] 0.797 0.40
> [9,] 0.203 0.40
> [10,] 0.658 0.47
> [11,] 0.342 0.47
> [12,] 0.726 0.45
> [13,] 0.274 0.45
> [14,] 0.642 0.48
> [15,] 0.358 0.48
> [16,] 0.911 0.28
> [17,] 0.089 0.28
> [18,] 0.521 0.50
> [19,] 0.479 0.50
> [20,] 0.548 0.50
> [21,] 0.452 0.50
> [22,] 0.914 0.28
> [23,] 0.086 0.28
> [24,] 0.873 0.33
> [25,] 0.127 0.33
> [26,] 0.102 0.30
> [27,] 0.604 0.49
> [28,] 0.294 0.46
> [29,] 0.274 0.45
> [30,] 0.378 0.48
> [31,] 0.349 0.48
> [32,] 0.160 0.37
> [33,] 0.172 0.38
> [34,] 0.123 0.33
> [35,] 0.178 0.38
> [36,] 0.096 0.30
> [37,] 0.158 0.37
> [38,] 0.111 0.31
> [39,] 0.335 0.47
> [40,] 0.408 0.49
> [41,] 0.257 0.44
> [42,] 0.103 0.30
> [43,] 0.674 0.47
> [44,] 0.125 0.33
> [45,] 0.097 0.30
> [46,] 0.059 0.24
> [47,] 0.440 0.50
> [48,] 0.469 0.50
> [49,] 0.032 0.18
> [50,] 0.591 0.49
> [51,] 0.159 0.37
> [52,] 0.113 0.32
> [53,] 0.112 0.32
> [54,] 0.024 0.15
> [55,] 0.706 0.46
> [56,] 0.294 0.46
> [57,] 0.075 0.26
> [58,] 0.475 0.50
> [59,] 0.347 0.48
> [60,] 0.044 0.20
> [61,] 0.060 0.24
> [62,] 0.048 0.21
> [63,] 0.115 0.32
> [64,] 0.207 0.41
> [65,] 0.244 0.43
> [66,] 0.161 0.37
> [67,] 0.080 0.27
> [68,] 0.144 0.35
> [69,] 0.344 0.48
> [70,] 0.428 0.49
> [71,] 0.053 0.22
> [72,] 0.081 0.27
> [73,] 0.046 0.21
> [74,] 0.049 0.21
> [75,] 0.133 0.34
> [76,] 0.093 0.29
> [77,] 0.065 0.25
> [78,] 0.057 0.23
> [79,] 0.140 0.35
> [80,] 0.089 0.28
> [81,] 0.098 0.30
> [82,] 0.091 0.29
> [83,] 0.116 0.32
> [84,] 0.136 0.34
> [85,] 0.113 0.32
> [86,] 1.299 0.74
> >
>
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