[R] Warning message in if else statement

[Erik Iverson]

Monica -

Monica Pisica wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using an if else statement inside a function …. If I use that
> function I have no problems …. If I use the function with the if else
> statement inside a second function I get the following waring:
> 
> Warning message: In if (pval == 0) p_value <- "< 2.2e-16" else
> p_value <- pval : the condition has length> 1 and only the first
> element will be used

This means that pval has more than one element, try printing its value 
immediately before the if statement to see what it is and how it got 
that way.

I also might ask what exactly you're doing with 'real p-values' and 
testing whether they equal 0?

> 
> Using the second function I get the expected results, with a real
> p-value even if it is extremely small, or " 
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