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- Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:59 pm
- Forum: Bug Reports
- Topic: Negative values are handled strange when raised to a power
- Replies: 3
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Re: Negative values are handled incorrect when raised to a p
Well, I find it strange that in the manual these variables are referred to as control variables . In any other programming language, a variable squared, i.e. !r^2, would be interpreted as (!r)^2. Clearly, this is not the case in Eviews and frankly quite counterintuitive. Apparently, control variable...
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:57 pm
- Forum: Bug Reports
- Topic: Negative values are handled strange when raised to a power
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4233
Negative values are handled strange when raised to a power
Check the difference between the correct series r2 and incorrect series r2p in the program below:
workfile c:\check.wf1 u 1 5
!r=-0.3
genr r2=!r*!r
genr r2p=!r^2
I was able to replicate this serious error in Eviews 5, 6 and 7!
Looking forward to your reply.
workfile c:\check.wf1 u 1 5
!r=-0.3
genr r2=!r*!r
genr r2p=!r^2
I was able to replicate this serious error in Eviews 5, 6 and 7!
Looking forward to your reply.