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From | Jérôme Fauconnier <jerome.fauconnier@imag.fr> |
To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
Subject | st: Problem with "real" command |
Date | Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:13:01 +0200 |
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? Dr Jérôme Fauconnier CHU Grenoble Pôle de Santé Publique Département d'Information Médicale Pavillon Taillefer BP217 38043 GRENOBLE cedex Tel : + 33 4 76 76 50 35 Fax : + 33 4 76 76 52 02 mail : jerome.fauconnier@imag.fr * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/