[R] Number Format

[(Ted Harding)]

On 14-Oct-03 michael watson (IAH-C) wrote:
> A very simple question on number formats.  After some calculations,
> some variables I have come out looking like this:
> [...]
> -1.892972e+00
> 
> I have tried options(digits = 12) or something similar but that doesn't
> seem to help.  How can I get R to export this data without the e+00?

Try formatC:

  pnorm(-6.1)
  [1] 5.303423e-10

  formatC(pnorm(-6.1),format="f",digits=15)
  [1] "0.000000000530342"

Ted.


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