The problem of the /sd option in relation to tab ill cakes vanilla chocolate /oa /sd /ex versus tab ill cakes vanilla chocolate /oa /ex

is related to how boolean variables are sorted. Currently in the version 2.0 released there is a bug in sorting of boolean 2x2 variables. The error will be fixed as soon as possible.

For numerical variables coded 1/0 or 2/1 there is no problem. The reason I did not catch the boolean Y/N error is, that the tab command gives correct estimates for boolean as well as numerical variables: tab ill cakes vanilla chocolate /oa /ex

But if the user adds the sorting (as was needed earlier) : tab ill cakes vanilla chocolate /oa /ex /sd reveals the bug.

The way development is done is that before release a number of tests are made, currently around 1250, e.g. after the mentioned tabulation 24 tests were applied for the tabulation of oswego rr values with different options (but not the /sd) option. The oswego rr test has now been extended to cover this issue as well. (18 more tests). A given test can be like this using result variables:

tab ill vanilla rolls /o

assert samenum(round($OR*100)/100,22.15) assert samenum(round($ORLL*100)/100,5.22) assert samenum(round($ORUL*100)/100,138.39)

assert samenum(round($OR1*100)/100,12.26) assert samenum(round($ORLL1*100)/100,1.76) assert samenum(round($ORUL1*100)/100,150.86)

assert samenum(round($OR2*100)/100,38.19) assert samenum(round($ORLL2*100)/100,4.06) assert samenum(round($ORUL2*100)/100,1983.85)

assert samenum(round($SumOR*100)/100,20.61) assert samenum(round($SumORLL*100)/100,4.93) assert samenum(round($SumORUL*100)/100,126.46)

The "hidden" bug arising by the sort option is a good example of why many tests are needed, but I think also that it shows that even with a number of test releases the policy of "silent release" is appropriate.

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