Re: selecting a variable based on a variable name

critical = "p" + N

or , (say)

critical = "p" + sprinti("%0.3i", N)
http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/sprinti.shtml

Mark.Collier_at_csiro.au wrote:
> Hi,
>
> p75 = 0.8
> p90 = 0.83
> p95 = 0.87
>
> N=90
>
> how can i assign the p90 value (0.83) to a variable critical using just the string "p" and integer N?
>
> this doesn't work?
>
> critical="p"+$N$
>
> print(critical)
>
> Regards,
> Mark.
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