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Subject: Re: [R] dependent nested for loops in R
From: "Berry, Charles" <ccberry () health ! ucsd ! edu>
Date: 2021-01-31 21:26:13
Message-ID: 4937A207-12C7-4877-85D9-1F6DCDDC50B8 () health ! ucsd ! edu
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> On Jan 30, 2021, at 9:32 PM, Shaami <nzshaam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
> I have made the sample code again. Could you please guide how to use
> vectorization for variables whose next value depends on the previous one?
>
Glad to help.
First, it could help you to trace your code. I suspect that the results are not at \
all what you want and tracing would help you see that.
I suggest running this revision and printing out x, z, and w.
#+begin_src R
w = NULL
for(j in 1:2)
{
z = NULL
x = rnorm(10)
z[1] = x[1]
for(i in 2:10)
{
z[i] = x[i]+5*z[i-1]
if(z[i]>4 | z[i]<1) {
w[j]=i
} else {
w[j] = 0
}
}
}
#+end_src
You should be able to see that the value of w can easily be obtained outside of the \
`i' loop.
--
If inspecting those results did not make you go back and rethink your approach, try \
writing the expression for
z[n] = x[n] + ... + k * x[1]
If you are not good with algebra write out each of z[1], z[2], z[3] and z[4] in terms \
of x[1:4] and then look at what you have.
Perhaps the value of `k' will surprise you.
In any case, if the code is truly what you intended, you only need x[1:25] to get \
z[n] to double precision for any n. So,
Also, you will hardly ever be able to compute the value of z[n] for n > 450.
If these last two statements are puzzling, see \
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_arithmetic
HTH,
Chuck
> w = NULL
>
> for(j in 1:1000)
>
> {
>
> z = NULL
>
> x = rnorm(2000)
>
> z[1] = x[1]
>
> for(i in 2:2000)
>
> {
>
> z[i] = x[i]+5*z[i-1]
>
> if(z[i]>4 | z[i]<1) {
>
> w[j]=i
>
> } else {
>
> w[j] = 0
>
> }
>
> }
>
> }
>
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