st: Re: setting equal to zero

[baum <baum@bc.edu>]

--On Monday, July 22, 2002 2:33 -0400 Eric wrote:

> Also, how about other variables that are not deviations from the mean, but
> again that I know should be equal to zero theoretically, but when I look
> at summary statistics they are not.
compute each of the quantities given as doubles; their mean will not be 
exactly zero but it will be a lot closer (and for any statistical analysis, 
close enough).

Kit
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