search for: 0.46667

I have the joint distribution of three discrete random variables z1, z2 and z3 which is captured by "z" and "prob" as described below. For example, the probability for z1=0.46667, z2=-1 and z3=-1 is 2.752e-13. Also, the probability adds up to 1. > head(z) z1 z2 z3 [1,] -0.46667 -1.0000 -1.0000 [2,] -0.33333 -0.9333 -0.9333 [3,] -0.20000 -0.8667 -0.8667

Most likely, previous computations have ended up giving slightly different values of say 0.13333. A pragmatic way out is to round to, say, 5 digits before applying unique. In this particular case, it seems like all numbers are multiples of 1/30, so another idea could be to multiply by 30, round, and divide by 30. -pd > On 28 Jul 2017, at 17:17 , li li <hannah.hlx at gmail.com> wrote:

I continue to struggle with mixed models. The square zero version of the problem that I am trying to deal with is as follows: A number (240) of students are measured (tested; for reading comprehension) on 6 separate occasions. Initially (square zero) I want to treat the test time as a factor (with 6 levels). The students are of course ``random effects''. Later I want to look at