[R] Problem with if

[Patrick Burns]

This is Circle 8.1.30 of 'The R Inferno'.

http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/R_inferno.pdf

The example even uses 3.

On 10/11/2012 16:58, David Winsemius wrote:
>
> On Nov 10, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Haszun wrote:
>
>> Why it always gives me a 3?
>>
>>> fun=function(x) {
>> + if (x<-3) {
>
> The above code assigns 3 to x.
>
>
>> + return(x)
>> + } else {
>> + if(x<2) {
>> + return(x^2-1)
>> + } else {
>> + return(log(x))
>> + }}}
>>>
>>> fun(-5)
>> [1] 3
>>> fun(0)
>> [1] 3
>>> fun(10)
>> [1] 3
>>> fun(-10)
>> [1] 3
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
> David Winsemius, MD
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