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2.220446e-16 ≈ 0 [Design Issues]

posted by Helmut  – Vienna, Austria, 2019-12-22 10:37 (705 d 13:08 ago) – Posting: # 21016
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Hi ElMaestro,

» » For observation 8 we have -3.608225e-16, I think,
» I think, is around the "effective zero" for fits in R at default settings on 64- and 32-bit systems.

Yes, it is.

x    <- -3.608225e-16
zero <- .Machine$double.eps
all.equal(x, zero)
[1] TRUE
zero
[1] 2.220446e-16

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• Should those subjects have only one period data be included in BE analysis? ssussu 2019-12-06 10:58 [Design Issues] 
  • No way! But... Beholder 2019-12-06 12:36
    • No way! But... ElMaestro 2019-12-06 13:14
      • No way! But... Helmut 2019-12-06 14:47
        • No way! But... PharmCat 2019-12-06 23:46
          • No way! But... wienui 2019-12-07 04:01
            • EMA guideline: no way...: mittyri 2019-12-07 20:58
              • EMA guideline: no way...: wienui 2019-12-09 05:25
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              • Slightly off topic, but related :-) ElMaestro 2019-12-21 15:02
                • Slightly off topic, but related :-) PharmCat 2019-12-22 01:12
                • 2.220446e-16 ≈ 0Helmut 2019-12-22 10:37
                  • The optional tolerance argument ElMaestro 2019-12-23 14:37
                  • 2.220446e-16 ≈ 0 PharmCat 2019-12-24 14:18
                    • Sum of residuals ~ ε Helmut 2019-12-24 14:54
                      • Sum of residuals ~ ε ElMaestro 2019-12-24 15:10
                        • Wrong terminology Helmut 2019-12-28 13:55
                      • Sum of residuals ~ ε PharmCat 2019-12-24 18:40