[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #48826] History for alpha in stat_analysis configuration file

[RAL HelpDesk {for Paul Oldenburg}]

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Hello,

I am running METv3.0.1 on a 32-bit RHEL5 OS.

I wanted to alert you that the "alpha" variable in the configuration 
file for the stat_analysis program does not appear to work as expected.  
If I use:
//
// Stratify by the ALPHA column:
// Specify a comma-separated list of alpha values to be used for all 
analyses
// performed.  These selections may be further refined using the 
"-alpha" job
// command option.
// e.g. alpha[] = [ 0.05 ];
//
alpha[] = [ "0.05" ];
-- or --
alpha[] = [ 0.05 ];

For each case, this gives:
JOB_LIST:       -job summary ... -alpha 0.000000 -line_type CNT -column 
RMSE -out_alpha 0.050000

If I specify "-alpha 0.05" in jobs[], then the behavior is as expected:
JOB_LIST:       -job summary ... -alpha 0.050000 -line_type CNT -column 
RMSE -out_alpha 0.050000

Best,

Jordan Gerth
CIMSS/SSEC - Madison, WI
A NOAA Cooperative Institute


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Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #48826] alpha in stat_analysis configuration  file
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Wed Aug 10 14:31:16 2011

Jordan,

Thanks for letting us know.  Most of us are out of the office this
week.
But we'll take a look when we get back next week.

Thanks,
John Halley Gotway
met_help at ucar.edu

>
> Mon Aug 08 10:42:34 2011: Request 48826 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by jordan.gerth at noaa.gov
>        Queue: met_help
>      Subject: alpha in stat_analysis configuration file
>        Owner: Nobody
>   Requestors: jordan.gerth at noaa.gov
>       Status: new
>  Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=48826 >
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running METv3.0.1 on a 32-bit RHEL5 OS.
>
> I wanted to alert you that the "alpha" variable in the configuration
> file for the stat_analysis program does not appear to work as
expected.
> If I use:
> //
> // Stratify by the ALPHA column:
> // Specify a comma-separated list of alpha values to be used for all
> analyses
> // performed.  These selections may be further refined using the
> "-alpha" job
> // command option.
> // e.g. alpha[] = [ 0.05 ];
> //
> alpha[] = [ "0.05" ];
> -- or --
> alpha[] = [ 0.05 ];
>
> For each case, this gives:
> JOB_LIST:       -job summary ... -alpha 0.000000 -line_type CNT
-column
> RMSE -out_alpha 0.050000
>
> If I specify "-alpha 0.05" in jobs[], then the behavior is as
expected:
> JOB_LIST:       -job summary ... -alpha 0.050000 -line_type CNT
-column
> RMSE -out_alpha 0.050000
>
> Best,
>
> Jordan Gerth
> CIMSS/SSEC - Madison, WI
> A NOAA Cooperative Institute
>



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Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #48826] alpha in stat_analysis configuration file
From: Paul Oldenburg
Time: Mon Aug 15 15:20:50 2011

Jordan,

You have found a bug in the way that MET stat_analysis parses the list
of alpha values in the configuration file.  A fix
for this bug has been developed and deployed to the MET web site.  You
can get this fix by going to the following site
and following the directions for deploying the latest patch on your
system:

http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/known_issues/METv3.0.1/index.php

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Paul


On 08/08/2011 10:42 AM, RAL HelpDesk {for Jordan Gerth} wrote:
>
> Mon Aug 08 10:42:34 2011: Request 48826 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by jordan.gerth at noaa.gov
>        Queue: met_help
>      Subject: alpha in stat_analysis configuration file
>        Owner: Nobody
>   Requestors: jordan.gerth at noaa.gov
>       Status: new
>  Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=48826 >
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running METv3.0.1 on a 32-bit RHEL5 OS.
>
> I wanted to alert you that the "alpha" variable in the configuration
> file for the stat_analysis program does not appear to work as
expected.
> If I use:
> //
> // Stratify by the ALPHA column:
> // Specify a comma-separated list of alpha values to be used for all
> analyses
> // performed.  These selections may be further refined using the
> "-alpha" job
> // command option.
> // e.g. alpha[] = [ 0.05 ];
> //
> alpha[] = [ "0.05" ];
> -- or --
> alpha[] = [ 0.05 ];
>
> For each case, this gives:
> JOB_LIST:       -job summary ... -alpha 0.000000 -line_type CNT
-column
> RMSE -out_alpha 0.050000
>
> If I specify "-alpha 0.05" in jobs[], then the behavior is as
expected:
> JOB_LIST:       -job summary ... -alpha 0.050000 -line_type CNT
-column
> RMSE -out_alpha 0.050000
>
> Best,
>
> Jordan Gerth
> CIMSS/SSEC - Madison, WI
> A NOAA Cooperative Institute


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