CONVENTION IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT</span>
<span class="c">!              1) A MIXTURE OF MODES (FLOATING POINT</span>
<span class="c">!              VERSUS INTEGER) IS INCONSISTENT AND</span>
<span class="c">!              AN UNNECESSARY COMPLICATION</span>
<span class="c">!              IN A DATA ANALYSIS; AND</span>
<span class="c">!              2) FLOATING POINT MACHINE ARITHMETIC</span>
<span class="c">!              (AS OPPOSED TO INTEGER ARITHMETIC)</span>
<span class="c">!              IS THE MO