Date:         Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:25:15 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: tip or trap: SQL and commercial rounding algorithm
Comments: To: Edward Heaton <HEATONE@WESTAT.com>
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> From: Edward Heaton [mailto:HEATONE@WESTAT.com]
> Does this mean that business rounding only removes one
> decimal place, never
> more?  Needless to say, I am beginning to believe that
> "business rounding" is the root of my poverty!!  :-)

YeahBut, this is only a loss
when the digit to be rounded is 5 and the left digit is odd
you are a gainer the other 'half' of the time:

> uh, round 6.59 to an integer?
>
> x = Round(6.5,1,algorithm=Business/Commercial);
> put x=;
> x=7

happy now?!

Ron Fehd  the WeAim2Please maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov