[R] Format printing with R

Bert Gunter bgunter@4567 @end|ng |rom gm@||@com
Tue Nov 22 02:38:18 CET 2022


???
> vals <- signif(cbind(c(.123,.0123), c(1.23,.00123)), digits = 2)
> print(vals)
      [,1]   [,2]
[1,] 0.120 1.2000
[2,] 0.012 0.0012

2 *significant* digits, but enough digits to right of decimal point to
**allow** the two significant digits to appear and have all numbers in
a column line up neatly. If you don't want them to line up, you will
probably have to use cat()  to print row by row.

> for(i in 1:2)cat(vals[i,],"\n",sep = '  ')
0.12  1.2
0.012  0.0012

Further nuances can be found in ?format, which again tries to line
things up in columns.

-- Bert

On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 4:58 PM Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>
> Andrew's example works for him and for me.
>
> If you want help, provide the output of
>
> dput(head(Mean))
> dput(head(Std.dev))
>
>
> On November 21, 2022 4:15:57 PM PST, "Steven T. Yen" <styen using ntu.edu.tw> wrote:
> >Thanks to all, but no, signif() did not work:
> >
> >> print(signif(cbind(Mean,Std.dev),digits=2))
> >        Mean Std.dev
> > [1,]  0.310    0.46
> > [2,]  0.190    0.39
> > [3,] 45.000   16.00
> > [4,]  0.510    0.50
> > [5,]  0.490    0.50
> > [6,]  0.700    0.46
> >
> >On 11/22/2022 5:41 AM, Andrew Simmons wrote:
> >> For print(), digits is the minimal number of significant digits. In
> >> your case, rounding the first column to the 3rd decimal place gives at
> >> least 2 sigfigs and rounding the second column to the 2nd decimal
> >> place.
> >>
> >> If you want to print all numbers to two significant digits, regardless
> >> of what other numbers are in the column, use signif() before print():
> >>
> >> Mean <- c(0.3107966, 0.1880302, 45.3185794, 0.506637, 0.493363,
> >>      0.702915, 0.297085, 0.7967066, 0.2032934, 0.6582301, 0.3417699,
> >>      0.7262913, 0.2737087, 0.6415484, 0.3584516, 0.9110264, 0.0889736,
> >>      0.5211453, 0.4788547, 0.5481055, 0.4518945, 0.913509, 0.086491,
> >>      0.8727269, 0.1272731, 0.1015717, 0.6043692, 0.2940592, 0.2735274,
> >>      0.3777426, 0.34873, 0.1603127, 0.1723783, 0.1230961, 0.1779381,
> >>      0.0964334, 0.1584698, 0.1113717, 0.3349813, 0.4081109, 0.2569078,
> >>      0.1034356, 0.6741233, 0.1254412, 0.0969999, 0.0587457, 0.4401115,
> >>      0.4689114, 0.0322313, 0.5907618, 0.1591195, 0.1132923, 0.1124207,
> >>      0.0244058, 0.7058787, 0.2941213, 0.0746892, 0.474911, 0.3471837,
> >>      0.0435036, 0.0597126, 0.0478775, 0.1152615, 0.2074968, 0.2440626,
> >>      0.1605995, 0.0804598, 0.1442422, 0.3443231, 0.428056, 0.0528221,
> >>      0.0805222, 0.0457169, 0.0485596, 0.1333443, 0.0932917, 0.0653987,
> >>      0.0573934, 0.1399086, 0.0887337, 0.0984479, 0.0914421, 0.1155505,
> >>      0.1363764, 0.113457, 1.2985286)
> >> Std.dev <- c(0.46282, 0.390736, 16.313635, 0.499956, 0.499956,
> >>      0.456974, 0.456974, 0.402449, 0.402449, 0.474303, 0.474303, 0.445861,
> >>      0.445861, 0.479546, 0.479546, 0.284706, 0.284706, 0.499553, 0.499553,
> >>      0.49768, 0.49768, 0.281088, 0.281088, 0.333279, 0.333279, 0.302084,
> >>      0.488986, 0.455619, 0.445769, 0.484823, 0.476568, 0.366896, 0.377709,
> >>      0.328547, 0.382461, 0.295185, 0.365181, 0.314592, 0.471984, 0.491484,
> >>      0.436928, 0.304527, 0.468701, 0.331218, 0.295958, 0.235148, 0.4964,
> >>      0.499033, 0.176614, 0.491693, 0.365787, 0.31695, 0.315883, 0.154305,
> >>      0.455647, 0.455647, 0.262889, 0.49937, 0.476075, 0.203988, 0.236954,
> >>      0.213507, 0.319337, 0.405514, 0.42953, 0.367161, 0.272004, 0.351335,
> >>      0.475147, 0.494797, 0.223678, 0.2721, 0.20887, 0.214945, 0.339946,
> >>      0.290841, 0.247228, 0.232593, 0.346892, 0.284359, 0.297919, 0.288237,
> >>      0.319685, 0.343188, 0.317151, 0.739096)
> >> print(signif(cbind(Mean, Std.dev), 2))
> >>
> >> which looks like:
> >>
> >>> print(signif(cbind(Mean, Std.dev), 2))
> >>          Mean Std.dev
> >>   [1,]  0.310    0.46
> >>   [2,]  0.190    0.39
> >>   [3,] 45.000   16.00
> >>   [4,]  0.510    0.50
> >>   [5,]  0.490    0.50
> >>   [6,]  0.700    0.46
> >>   [7,]  0.300    0.46
> >>   [8,]  0.800    0.40
> >>   [9,]  0.200    0.40
> >> [10,]  0.660    0.47
> >> [11,]  0.340    0.47
> >> [12,]  0.730    0.45
> >> [13,]  0.270    0.45
> >> [14,]  0.640    0.48
> >> [15,]  0.360    0.48
> >> [16,]  0.910    0.28
> >> [17,]  0.089    0.28
> >> [18,]  0.520    0.50
> >> [19,]  0.480    0.50
> >> [20,]  0.550    0.50
> >> [21,]  0.450    0.50
> >> [22,]  0.910    0.28
> >> [23,]  0.086    0.28
> >> [24,]  0.870    0.33
> >> [25,]  0.130    0.33
> >> [26,]  0.100    0.30
> >> [27,]  0.600    0.49
> >> [28,]  0.290    0.46
> >> [29,]  0.270    0.45
> >> [30,]  0.380    0.48
> >> [31,]  0.350    0.48
> >> [32,]  0.160    0.37
> >> [33,]  0.170    0.38
> >> [34,]  0.120    0.33
> >> [35,]  0.180    0.38
> >> [36,]  0.096    0.30
> >> [37,]  0.160    0.37
> >> [38,]  0.110    0.31
> >> [39,]  0.330    0.47
> >> [40,]  0.410    0.49
> >> [41,]  0.260    0.44
> >> [42,]  0.100    0.30
> >> [43,]  0.670    0.47
> >> [44,]  0.130    0.33
> >> [45,]  0.097    0.30
> >> [46,]  0.059    0.24
> >> [47,]  0.440    0.50
> >> [48,]  0.470    0.50
> >> [49,]  0.032    0.18
> >> [50,]  0.590    0.49
> >> [51,]  0.160    0.37
> >> [52,]  0.110    0.32
> >> [53,]  0.110    0.32
> >> [54,]  0.024    0.15
> >> [55,]  0.710    0.46
> >> [56,]  0.290    0.46
> >> [57,]  0.075    0.26
> >> [58,]  0.470    0.50
> >> [59,]  0.350    0.48
> >> [60,]  0.044    0.20
> >> [61,]  0.060    0.24
> >> [62,]  0.048    0.21
> >> [63,]  0.120    0.32
> >> [64,]  0.210    0.41
> >> [65,]  0.240    0.43
> >> [66,]  0.160    0.37
> >> [67,]  0.080    0.27
> >> [68,]  0.140    0.35
> >> [69,]  0.340    0.48
> >> [70,]  0.430    0.49
> >> [71,]  0.053    0.22
> >> [72,]  0.081    0.27
> >> [73,]  0.046    0.21
> >> [74,]  0.049    0.21
> >> [75,]  0.130    0.34
> >> [76,]  0.093    0.29
> >> [77,]  0.065    0.25
> >> [78,]  0.057    0.23
> >> [79,]  0.140    0.35
> >> [80,]  0.089    0.28
> >> [81,]  0.098    0.30
> >> [82,]  0.091    0.29
> >> [83,]  0.120    0.32
> >> [84,]  0.140    0.34
> >> [85,]  0.110    0.32
> >> [86,]  1.300    0.74
> >> R will still print 3 decimal places for the third column since it
> >> wants them to be of the same format, but each number is 2 sigfigs.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 3:41 PM Steven T. Yen via R-help
> >> <r-help using r-project.org> wrote:
> >>> Hi, I have two variables with 86 observations each. Below I print with
> >>> the print command with digit=2. But, I am getting three decimal places
> >>> for my first variable and two for the second. Please help. Thanks.
> >>>
> >>>   > cbind(Mean,Std.dev)
> >>>               Mean   Std.dev
> >>>    [1,]  0.3107966  0.462820
> >>>    [2,]  0.1880302  0.390736
> >>>    [3,] 45.3185794 16.313635
> >>>    [4,]  0.5066370  0.499956
> >>>    [5,]  0.4933630  0.499956
> >>>    [6,]  0.7029150  0.456974
> >>>    [7,]  0.2970850  0.456974
> >>>    [8,]  0.7967066  0.402449
> >>>    [9,]  0.2032934  0.402449
> >>> [10,]  0.6582301  0.474303
> >>> [11,]  0.3417699  0.474303
> >>> [12,]  0.7262913  0.445861
> >>> [13,]  0.2737087  0.445861
> >>> [14,]  0.6415484  0.479546
> >>> [15,]  0.3584516  0.479546
> >>> [16,]  0.9110264  0.284706
> >>> [17,]  0.0889736  0.284706
> >>> [18,]  0.5211453  0.499553
> >>> [19,]  0.4788547  0.499553
> >>> [20,]  0.5481055  0.497680
> >>> [21,]  0.4518945  0.497680
> >>> [22,]  0.9135090  0.281088
> >>> [23,]  0.0864910  0.281088
> >>> [24,]  0.8727269  0.333279
> >>> [25,]  0.1272731  0.333279
> >>> [26,]  0.1015717  0.302084
> >>> [27,]  0.6043692  0.488986
> >>> [28,]  0.2940592  0.455619
> >>> [29,]  0.2735274  0.445769
> >>> [30,]  0.3777426  0.484823
> >>> [31,]  0.3487300  0.476568
> >>> [32,]  0.1603127  0.366896
> >>> [33,]  0.1723783  0.377709
> >>> [34,]  0.1230961  0.328547
> >>> [35,]  0.1779381  0.382461
> >>> [36,]  0.0964334  0.295185
> >>> [37,]  0.1584698  0.365181
> >>> [38,]  0.1113717  0.314592
> >>> [39,]  0.3349813  0.471984
> >>> [40,]  0.4081109  0.491484
> >>> [41,]  0.2569078  0.436928
> >>> [42,]  0.1034356  0.304527
> >>> [43,]  0.6741233  0.468701
> >>> [44,]  0.1254412  0.331218
> >>> [45,]  0.0969999  0.295958
> >>> [46,]  0.0587457  0.235148
> >>> [47,]  0.4401115  0.496400
> >>> [48,]  0.4689114  0.499033
> >>> [49,]  0.0322313  0.176614
> >>> [50,]  0.5907618  0.491693
> >>> [51,]  0.1591195  0.365787
> >>> [52,]  0.1132923  0.316950
> >>> [53,]  0.1124207  0.315883
> >>> [54,]  0.0244058  0.154305
> >>> [55,]  0.7058787  0.455647
> >>> [56,]  0.2941213  0.455647
> >>> [57,]  0.0746892  0.262889
> >>> [58,]  0.4749110  0.499370
> >>> [59,]  0.3471837  0.476075
> >>> [60,]  0.0435036  0.203988
> >>> [61,]  0.0597126  0.236954
> >>> [62,]  0.0478775  0.213507
> >>> [63,]  0.1152615  0.319337
> >>> [64,]  0.2074968  0.405514
> >>> [65,]  0.2440626  0.429530
> >>> [66,]  0.1605995  0.367161
> >>> [67,]  0.0804598  0.272004
> >>> [68,]  0.1442422  0.351335
> >>> [69,]  0.3443231  0.475147
> >>> [70,]  0.4280560  0.494797
> >>> [71,]  0.0528221  0.223678
> >>> [72,]  0.0805222  0.272100
> >>> [73,]  0.0457169  0.208870
> >>> [74,]  0.0485596  0.214945
> >>> [75,]  0.1333443  0.339946
> >>> [76,]  0.0932917  0.290841
> >>> [77,]  0.0653987  0.247228
> >>> [78,]  0.0573934  0.232593
> >>> [79,]  0.1399086  0.346892
> >>> [80,]  0.0887337  0.284359
> >>> [81,]  0.0984479  0.297919
> >>> [82,]  0.0914421  0.288237
> >>> [83,]  0.1155505  0.319685
> >>> [84,]  0.1363764  0.343188
> >>> [85,]  0.1134570  0.317151
> >>> [86,]  1.2985286  0.739096
> >>>   > print(cbind(Mean,Std.dev),digits=2)
> >>>           Mean Std.dev
> >>>    [1,]  0.311    0.46
> >>>    [2,]  0.188    0.39
> >>>    [3,] 45.319   16.31
> >>>    [4,]  0.507    0.50
> >>>    [5,]  0.493    0.50
> >>>    [6,]  0.703    0.46
> >>>    [7,]  0.297    0.46
> >>>    [8,]  0.797    0.40
> >>>    [9,]  0.203    0.40
> >>> [10,]  0.658    0.47
> >>> [11,]  0.342    0.47
> >>> [12,]  0.726    0.45
> >>> [13,]  0.274    0.45
> >>> [14,]  0.642    0.48
> >>> [15,]  0.358    0.48
> >>> [16,]  0.911    0.28
> >>> [17,]  0.089    0.28
> >>> [18,]  0.521    0.50
> >>> [19,]  0.479    0.50
> >>> [20,]  0.548    0.50
> >>> [21,]  0.452    0.50
> >>> [22,]  0.914    0.28
> >>> [23,]  0.086    0.28
> >>> [24,]  0.873    0.33
> >>> [25,]  0.127    0.33
> >>> [26,]  0.102    0.30
> >>> [27,]  0.604    0.49
> >>> [28,]  0.294    0.46
> >>> [29,]  0.274    0.45
> >>> [30,]  0.378    0.48
> >>> [31,]  0.349    0.48
> >>> [32,]  0.160    0.37
> >>> [33,]  0.172    0.38
> >>> [34,]  0.123    0.33
> >>> [35,]  0.178    0.38
> >>> [36,]  0.096    0.30
> >>> [37,]  0.158    0.37
> >>> [38,]  0.111    0.31
> >>> [39,]  0.335    0.47
> >>> [40,]  0.408    0.49
> >>> [41,]  0.257    0.44
> >>> [42,]  0.103    0.30
> >>> [43,]  0.674    0.47
> >>> [44,]  0.125    0.33
> >>> [45,]  0.097    0.30
> >>> [46,]  0.059    0.24
> >>> [47,]  0.440    0.50
> >>> [48,]  0.469    0.50
> >>> [49,]  0.032    0.18
> >>> [50,]  0.591    0.49
> >>> [51,]  0.159    0.37
> >>> [52,]  0.113    0.32
> >>> [53,]  0.112    0.32
> >>> [54,]  0.024    0.15
> >>> [55,]  0.706    0.46
> >>> [56,]  0.294    0.46
> >>> [57,]  0.075    0.26
> >>> [58,]  0.475    0.50
> >>> [59,]  0.347    0.48
> >>> [60,]  0.044    0.20
> >>> [61,]  0.060    0.24
> >>> [62,]  0.048    0.21
> >>> [63,]  0.115    0.32
> >>> [64,]  0.207    0.41
> >>> [65,]  0.244    0.43
> >>> [66,]  0.161    0.37
> >>> [67,]  0.080    0.27
> >>> [68,]  0.144    0.35
> >>> [69,]  0.344    0.48
> >>> [70,]  0.428    0.49
> >>> [71,]  0.053    0.22
> >>> [72,]  0.081    0.27
> >>> [73,]  0.046    0.21
> >>> [74,]  0.049    0.21
> >>> [75,]  0.133    0.34
> >>> [76,]  0.093    0.29
> >>> [77,]  0.065    0.25
> >>> [78,]  0.057    0.23
> >>> [79,]  0.140    0.35
> >>> [80,]  0.089    0.28
> >>> [81,]  0.098    0.30
> >>> [82,]  0.091    0.29
> >>> [83,]  0.116    0.32
> >>> [84,]  0.136    0.34
> >>> [85,]  0.113    0.32
> >>> [86,]  1.299    0.74
> >>>   >
> >>>
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