Re: st: list if r==0.01 not working

[Neil Shephard <nshephard@nhs.net>]

Paul O'Brien wrote:
> i am sure there is a very simple answer but i can't find it - i have 
> searched!
>
> r is a float
>
> . list if r==0.01
Try...

list if r == float(0.01)

Its all to do with precision, see -man datatypes- which has an explicit 
example of this situation (http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?datatypes).  
There is also an FAQ at http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/float.html

Neil

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