weighted* for logical x raises error

[mayer79]

I was recently stumbling over the weighted* functions with logical input:

weightedMean(1:10 > 5) # Error
weightedMedian(1:10 > 5) # Error
weightedVar(1:10 > 5) # Works

Would it be possible to catch this case in an efficient way?

[HenrikBengtsson]

Thanks for reporting. For the record/clarification:

> weightedMean(1:10 > 5)
Error in weightedMean(1:10 > 5) : Argument 'x' cannot be logical.

> weightedMedian(1:10 > 5)
Error in weightedMedian(1:10 > 5) : Argument 'x' cannot be logical.

> weightedVar(1:10 > 5)
[1] 0.2777778

Q. Is this a request for weightedVar() to also give an error, or is it a request for supporting weighted mean/median on logical input?

[mayer79]

Hello Henrik, thanks for responding. I'd prefer a version for logical input, like stats::weightedMean or mean.

[HenrikBengtsson]

FYI, support for logical input to weightedMean(), weightedMedian(), and their counterpart row- and column-based functions has been added to the 'develop' branch (= next release).