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Re: Position

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On 25/05/2011 10:55, Joerg Schroeder wrote:
> Dear Group,
>
> I don't understand the following:
>
> I have a list of data and want to find the position of special elements:
>
> data=Table[CDF[BinomialDistribution[150,0.3],k],{k,0,150}]
>
> Position[data,#>=0.95&]
>
> With this I get {} (null set) as an answer, whereas for example Select gives the answer I expect.
>
> Select[data,#>=0.95&]
>
> Do I do something wrong with Position?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jorg Schroder
Position is looking for a pattern - it doesn't take a function argument 
like Select.

In[11]:= Position[{0.1, 1.0, 0.8, 1.1, 3.3}, x_ /; x > 0.95]

Out[11]= {{2}, {4}, {5}}

David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk

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  Re: Position David Bailey <dave@removedbailey.co.uk> - 2011-05-25 23:32 +0000
  Re: Position Roland Franzius <roland.franzius@uos.de> - 2011-05-25 23:30 +0000
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