Hi, everyone,
I use function signif to report number since it requires 3
significant numbers in my report. I have two questions: A) according to
Splus help manual, when rounding off
a 5, the two common conventions are to: 1) go to the higher number, or 2) go to
the even digit. The round function obeys convention 2, so round(2.5) is 2 and round(3.5) is 4. The rounding mechanism for signif is machine dependent, but most machines will use the "round
to even" rule. I am wondering if I can
select convention 1 rather than depending on machine. B) when last digit
is zero, e.g. 3.50, the output will be 3.5, which is not appropriate for my
report. I am wondering if there is a command I can use so that 3.50 will
be reported as 3.50 rather than 3.5.
Thanks for your help.
Jenny
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