sum {IntervalQuestionStat} | R Documentation |
Calculate the sum of n
intervals
Description
This function calculates the sum of n
nonempty compact real intervals.
Usage
## S4 method for signature 'IntervalList'
sum(x)
Arguments
x |
A list of intervals stored as an |
Details
This function generalizes the Minkowski's sum of two nonempty compact real
intervals explained in arithmetic section and implemented through
+
operator's method for two IntervalData
objects.
Value
This function returns an IntervalData
object with the calculated
sum of the given n
intervals, which is defined
as another nonempty compact real interval.
Author(s)
José García-García garciagarjose@uniovi.es
References
Hankin, R.K.S. (2010). A step-by-step guide to writing a simple package that uses S4 methods: a "hello world" example. Technical Report. Auckland University of Technology.
See Also
For further information of the interval arithmetic see arithmetic.
Examples
## The following code calculates the sum
## of a list with two different intervals
list <- IntervalList(c(1, 3), c(2, 5))
sum(list)