From maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch  Thu Aug 17 14:28:11 2000
From: maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch (maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:28:11 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: [Rd] state name abbreviations (PR#636)
Message-ID: <200008171328.PAA25761@pubhealth.ku.dk>

>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Jackman <jackman@stanford.edu> writes:

    Simon> Full_Name: Simon Jackman

    Simon> the abbreivated state names given in data(state) contain
    Simon> numerous errors.

    Simon> Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska are wrongly
    Simon> abbreviated.

    Simon> compare R with S-plus on this.

even not being an American I do remember the official abbrevations,
and yes, R had them wrong {well they came from the other hemisphere..},
and they are now corrected for "R-devel"  aka "R 1.2 to be".

These were the 5 faults and their correction :

           old  new
 Florida    FA  FL
 Hawaii     HA  HI
 Iowa       IO  IA
 Michigan   MC  MI
 Nebraska   NB  NE

Martin

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[Rd] state name abbreviations (PR#636)
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