[R] - round() strange behaviour

[JRG]

On 2 Aug 2007 at 20:16, Monica Pisica wrote:

> 
> Hi,
>  
> I am getting some strange results using round - it seems that it depends if the number before the decimal point is odd or even ....
>  
> For example:
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> > round(1.5)[1] 2> round(2.5)[1] 2
> While i would expect that round(2.5) be 3 and not 2.
>  
> Do you have any explanation for that?
>  

I wouldn't call that strange behaviour; I'd call that correct.

---JRG


> I really appreciate your input,
>  
> Monica
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