display result (numbers)

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Nadya
Nadya on 30 Jun 2020
Commented: Nadya on 2 Jul 2020
Hello,
I have a problem in displaying result.
I have this equation :
ps1=((max(max(X1))-mean(mean(X2)))/ (std2(X2)));
Normally, the result is for example '7.473958' but it is displayed '8' !!!
what is the problem please ?

Accepted Answer

Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 30 Jun 2020
When you take the max of an integer array, the result is of the same integer type.
When you take the mean of an integer array, the result is (by default) double precision.
When you perform arithmetic on an integer array and a scalar double precision value, the result is of the integer type. See the "Arithmetic Operations on Integer Classes" section on this documentation page.
Convert the output of max from an integer type to double using the double function before you subtract the mean from it.
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Nadya
Nadya on 2 Jul 2020
Thank you so much ! problem solved !

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Rafael Hernandez-Walls
Rafael Hernandez-Walls on 30 Jun 2020
intent with the format command
format long
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Nadya
Nadya on 30 Jun 2020
Thank you for your answers
I tried this, but this is not the problem, because in the same program, I calculated other parameters, and they are displayed with the real long format. Just for this parameter, the results are converted and displayed in integer numbers (uint8).

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