[R] Problem with if

[David Winsemius]

On Nov 10, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Haszun wrote:

> Why it always gives me a 3?
> 
>> fun=function(x) {
> + if (x<-3) {

The above code assigns 3 to x.


> + return(x) 
> + } else {
> + if(x<2) {
> + return(x^2-1)
> + } else {
> + return(log(x))
> + }}}
>> 
>> fun(-5)
> [1] 3
>> fun(0)
> [1] 3
>> fun(10)
> [1] 3
>> fun(-10)
> [1] 3
>> 
> 
> 
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David Winsemius, MD
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