[R] how to do Splus compare() function in R

[Prof Brian Ripley]

You would need to tell us what it does (and what the inputs are).

I think it is likely that compare(x, y) in S-PLUS is the same as sign(x-y) 
in R, at least with numeric vector inputs.

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Bellinger Instruments P/L wrote:

> Hi
> I have a source file in Splus that fails in R as I am using the Splus
> function compare().
>
>        compare( ii * 1e9,f )           where ii is a single variable and f
> is a vector of length 146
>
>  R  returns with no function error
>
> Can anyone inform me how I can do this in R
>
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Bob Kelly
>
> Bellinger Instruments Pty Ltd
>
>
> 	[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
>

-- 
Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Professor of Applied Statistics,  http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
1 South Parks Road,                     +44 1865 272866 (PA)
Oxford OX1 3TG, UK                Fax:  +44 1865 272595