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Re: st: RE: Problem with "real" command


From   Jérôme Fauconnier <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: RE: Problem with "real" command
Date   Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:50:42 +0200

It works
Thank you very much

Dr Jérôme Fauconnier
CHU Grenoble
Pôle de Santé Publique
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Le 29 juin 2011 à 14:24, Nick Cox a écrit :

> This is not a problem with the -real()- function at all. The problem lies in your use by default of a -float- variable type. 
> 
> You need to use a more appropriate storage type, e.g. -double-, to avoid precision problems. 
> 
> . gen double numven6=real("600010154088")
> 
> . format numven6 %18.0f
> 
> . l numven6 in 1
> 
>     +--------------+
>     |      numven6 |
>     |--------------|
>  1. | 600010154088 |
>     +--------------
> 
> -search precision- for many sources of further information. 
> 
> Nick 
> [email protected] 
> 
> Jérôme Fauconnier
> 
> When I  use the "real" function with large numbers, I have random results as  :
> 
> command :
> gen numven6=real("600010154088")
> 
> i get the following result :
> 
> numven6=600010129408
> 
> Have anybody had the same problem?
> 
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