[R] Rounding of problem with sum command in R

[Spencer Graves]

On 2017-08-22 9:26 AM, niharika singhal wrote:
> Hello I have a vector
> v=c(0.08844446,0.1744455,0.1379778,0.1209769,0.1573065,0.1134463,0.2074027)
> when i do
> sum(v)
> or
> 0.08844446+0.1744455+0.1379778+0.1209769+0.1573065+0.1134463+0.2074027
> i am getting output as 1


No:  That's only the display:


 > sum(v)-1
[1] 1.6e-07


       hope this helps.  Spencer

> But if i add them manually i get
> 1.00000026
> I do not want to round of my value since it effect my code further
> Can anyone suggest how can i avoid this.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Niharika Singhal
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