Re: [R] Internal and displayed precision of numbers

2008-11-05 Thread Uwe Ligges
Oliver Bandel wrote: Hello, many thanks! BTW: I read your book. :) It's quite good. Thank you. But I didn'tfoud the precision-stuff in it. Adding information about this topic in the next edition might be a good idea. These numeric things are an interesting and important topic, of cours

Re: [R] Internal and displayed precision of numbers

2008-11-05 Thread Oliver Bandel
Hello, many thanks! BTW: I read your book. :) It's quite good. But I didn'tfoud the precision-stuff in it. Adding information about this topic in the next edition might be a good idea. Nevertheless it explains crucial points very good, and from that starting point, it's easier to understand the

Re: [R] Internal and displayed precision of numbers

2008-11-05 Thread John Kane
sprintf() for displayed numbers perhaps. --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Oliver Bandel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Oliver Bandel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [R] Internal and displayed precision of numbers > To: r-help@r-project.org > Received: Wednesday, November

Re: [R] Internal and displayed precision of numbers

2008-11-05 Thread Uwe Ligges
Oliver Bandel wrote: Hello, can the displayed and/or used precision of numbers be configured? And if... how? See ?.Machine for the internally used precision. See ?options and ?format/?formatC/?print for the printed precision. Uwe Ligges Ciao, Oliver __

[R] Internal and displayed precision of numbers

2008-11-05 Thread Oliver Bandel
Hello, can the displayed and/or used precision of numbers be configured? And if... how? Ciao, Oliver __ 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