If you add 2 numbers a and b and divide this sum by the mean of these 2 number, you will always get 2
(a+b)/((a+b)/2) always simplifies to 2. Alan O'Loughlin wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to create a for loop for a data set, I have a list of results in > this data set and I want to take the 1st two add them together and divide by > the mean of the 1st to, then do the same for the 3rd and 4th values in the > list and so on and each time return a value for the calculation on each pair. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Al > > [[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. > > -- Erich Neuwirth, University of Vienna Faculty of Computer Science Computer Supported Didactics Working Group Visit our SunSITE at http://sunsite.univie.ac.at Phone: +43-1-4277-39464 Fax: +43-1-4277-39459 ______________________________________________ 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.
