Descrepancies obversed by using different operating systems #490
Description
Low Priority !!
Many of the groups we work with mention that one challenge they have in SAS to OS comparisons, is the difference not just in the underlying algorithms, but differences in operating system (R on linux on a server vs SAS on a PC etc.). One thought that would be an interesting addition is insights into differences that might arise on different operating systems (windows vs linux) and or even language engines (SAS vs Altair for example).
Potential student Project.
- Set up test data examples & code (from basic to complex)
- Ask numerous people to run code and see if they get same result exactly.
- investigate any differences and report back on findings
- sqrt(.Machine$double.eps) to counter issues with operating systems?