[Rd] New version weighted mean differs from the old one (PR#14142)
    huh420 at dreamwiz.com 
    huh420 at dreamwiz.com
       
    Mon Dec 14 21:25:10 CET 2009
    
    
  
Full_Name: Myung-Hoe Huh
Version: 2.10
OS: Windows
Submission from: (NULL) (116.120.84.194)
New Version (2.10.0) weighted mean produces unreasonable result: see below.
     wt <- c(5,  5,  4,  1)/15
     x <- c(3.7,3.3,3.5,2.8)
     x[4] <- NA
     (xm <- weighted.mean(x,wt,na.rm=T))
Outcome is 
>      (xm <- weighted.mean(x,wt,na.rm=T))
[1] 3.266667
The number is obtained by treating x[4] <- 0
I think the old version(2.8.0)'s weighte mean is more reasonable. The old output
was
>      (xm <- weighted.mean(x,wt,na.rm=T))
[1] 3.5
The number si obtained ignoring the x[4], which is NA.
    
    
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