t.test inside function (PR#373)

[Kurt Hornik]

>>>>> wsi  writes:

> Full_Name: Bill Simpson
> Version:  65.1 
> OS:  linux   
> Submission from: (NULL) (193.62.250.209)


> Try this code as separate lines entered interactively, then try doit()

> doit<-function()
> {
> x<-seq(1,10)
> y1<-x+rnorm(10,1,1.5)
> y2<-x+rnorm(10,1,1)
> t.test(x,y1,paired=TRUE)
> t.test(x,y2,paired=TRUE)
> }

> doit() apparently executes only the last of a series of t.test()s.

> Maybe this is no bug, but I can't see why this behaviour is shown.

What happens inside a function is not printed unless you ask for it.
You probably want something like

doit<-function()
{
x<-seq(1,10)
y1<-x+rnorm(10,1,1.5)
y2<-x+rnorm(10,1,1)
print(t.test(x,y1,paired=TRUE))
print(t.test(x,y2,paired=TRUE))
}

instead.

-k
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