R help - Oct 2007 - Error Message from R

Hi, 
   
  I am trying to calculate the descretionary accruals using the bootstrapping
technique with the R program, but I keep getting an error message.
   
  Previously, after typing in the command on the front sreen, R would return the
output without any problems. I am now using a different dataset, and am getting
the following error:
   
  Error in solve.default(t(X) %*% X) : system is computationally singular:
reciprocal condition number = 3.48336e-17
   
  And the command I typed is:
   
  source("prog2.txt")
   
  I have checked my datafiles and the prog.txt files but everything appears to
be in order. Do you know what this error refers to, or what I need to do to
resolve the problem?
   
  Regards,
  Rutendo Kaviya
  
 

       
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Rutendo Dadiso Kaviya wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
>    
>   I am trying to calculate the descretionary accruals using the
> bootstrapping technique with the R program, but I keep getting an error
> message.
>    
>   Previously, after typing in the command on the front sreen, R would
> return the output without any problems. I am now using a different
> dataset, and am getting the following error:
>    
>   Error in solve.default(t(X) %*% X) : system is computationally singular:
> reciprocal condition number = 3.48336e-17
>    
>   And the command I typed is:
>    
>   source("prog2.txt")
>    
>   I have checked my datafiles and the prog.txt files but everything
> appears to be in order. Do you know what this error refers to, or what I
> need to do to resolve the problem?
>    
>   Regards,
>   Rutendo Kaviya
>   
> 
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