[R] as.numeric

[Uwe Ligges]

Mike Lonergan wrote:
> 
> Why is as.numeric("3/2") NA plus a warning?

Because "3/2" is a character string that cannot be coerced to numeric
easily.
You mean: You want to evaluate the expression(!) 3/2, which is - whyever
- inquotation marks.

Maybe the following line is more appropriate to you problem?
 eval(parse(text="3/2"))

Uwe Ligges
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