Hello,
I want to get a 0.00 from this value -1.42109E-14.
With best32. I have -0.00
Thank you
Cordially
This would be one way to display values near zero as zero. No doubt others will chime in with other ways.
proc format;
value myfmt -1e-12 - 1e-12 = ' 0.00';
run;
data x;
do i = -1 to 1 by 0.1;
j = i;
output;
end;
format i best32. j myfmt32.;
run;
proc print; run;
This is a nuance of floating point representation. See What's the difference between 0 and -0?
You might consider using the ROUND function, or multiplying the value by 1.0 might do the trick.
This would be one way to display values near zero as zero. No doubt others will chime in with other ways.
proc format;
value myfmt -1e-12 - 1e-12 = ' 0.00';
run;
data x;
do i = -1 to 1 by 0.1;
j = i;
output;
end;
format i best32. j myfmt32.;
run;
proc print; run;
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