| Signif {VFP} | R Documentation |
Adapted Version of Function 'signif'
Description
This function adapts base-function signif
by always returning integer values in case the number of
requested significant digits is less than the the number of
digits in front of the decimal separator.
Usage
Signif(x, digits = 4, force = TRUE, ...)
Arguments
x |
(numeric) value to be rounded to the desired number of significant digits |
digits |
(integer) number of significant digits |
force |
(logical) TRUE = force the return value to have at least 4 significant digits, i.e. to integers with less digits zeros will be appended after the decimal separator, otherwise the return value will be casted from character to numeric |
... |
additional parameters |
Value
number with 'digits' significant digits, if 'force=TRUE' "character" objects will be returned otherwise objects of mode "numeric"
Author(s)
Andre Schuetzenmeister andre.schuetzenmeister@roche.com