[R] How to get correct integration in C for step function?

[Sundar Dorai-Raj]

Hi, Lynette,

A few pointers:

1. Not an R question.
2. Not an ESS question.
3. No reproducible example.
4. (x >= 1/4) is comparing a pointer. Surely, this is not what you 
intended to do. Plus, if you're using void* then this is not even a C 
function called by R. And I'm not familiar with Rdqags.
5. Please use the posting guide in the future.

http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html

HTH,

--sundar


Lynette said the following on 1/21/2007 5:24 PM:
> Dear all,
> 
> I am using Rdqags in C to realize the integration. It seems for the 
> continous C function I can get correct results. However, for step functions, 
> the results are not correct. For example, the following one, when integrated 
> from 0 to 1 gives 1 instead of the correct 1.5
> 
> void func( double *x, int n, void *ex )
> {
>  int i;
> 
>  for(i=0;i<n;i++) { x[i]=( ((x>=1/4)&&(x<=3/4)) ? 2:1 ) ; }
>         return;
>  }
> 
> while the following one when integrated from 0 to 1 gives the correct 
> 0.7853983
> 
> void func( double *x, int n, void *ex )
> {
>  int i;
> 
>  for(i=0;i<n;i++) { x[i]= pow(1-x[i]*x[i],.5); }
>         return;
>  }
> 
> Please advise the problems. Thanks a lot.
> 
> Best,
> Lynette
> 
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