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[Chuck Cleland]

 > x <- c(167.8, 292.8, 363.3, 1.9, 115.25)

 > my.decimals <- x - trunc(x)

 > my.decimals
[1] 0.80 0.80 0.30 0.90 0.25

Bernard L. Dillard wrote:
> Hello Rers:
> 
> Let's say I have a column that looks like this:
> 
> Column
> 167.8
> 292.8
> 363.3
> 1.9
> 115.25
> 
> I want to manipulate the above data such that I only end up with this same
> column but only with its decimals and not its whole numbers.  So the new
> column would look like this (but the real column is VERY long):
> 
> Column
> .8
> .8
> .3
> .9
> .25
> 
> Any suggestions about how I could do this?
> 
> 

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