--- Naunihal Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm able to make assignments to y only when x equals 0, .25, .5, .75,
> and 1 but for no other value. This is the output I get:
>
> . replace y=1 if x==.5
> (1 real change made)
>
> . replace y=1 if x==.51
> (0 real changes made)
>
> Why does this happen and how do I fix it? x is a float, so it should
> have enough precision for the test condition. And if the test can
> recognize .25 it should be able to recognize .26.
You will find an explanation in -help float-. In short, the number .51
in the statement -replace y = 1 if x == .51- is stored as a double,
which will be different from the value .51 stored in the variable x,
which is stored as a float. You can solve this by typing:
replace y=1 if x==float(.51)
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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+31 20 5986715
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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