Re: Select only certain sublists matching criteria
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 - Subject: [mg110981] Re: Select only certain sublists matching criteria
 - From: Albert Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de>
 - Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:14:52 -0400 (EDT)
 - References: <i1mc7n$8u2$1@smc.vnet.net>
 
Am 15.07.2010 09:09, schrieb Chris Poole:
> I have a list like this:
> {{0, -4, 2.283}, {0.5, -4, 2.282}, {1, -4, 2.280}, {1.5, -4, 
>   2.276}, {2, -4, 2.271}, {2.5, -4, 2.264}, {3, -4, 2.255}, {3.5, -4, 
>   2.242}}
> 
> I want to look at each list of 3 numbers, and keep only the lists where the third item in each list fits some criteria.
> 
> I can do something like this:
> Select[{2, 15, 1, 16, 17}, Abs[3 - #] < 3 &]
> 
> But it only works for flat lists. 
> 
> For example, I want only the lists where the third item is around 2.25 +- 0.001. Something like that.
> 
> I can work out how to get Select to operate on the 3rd item of each sublist, but not how to then keep that entire list.
> 
> If anyone has any ideas, they are much appreciated.
I think this should work:
Select[lst, Abs[#[[3]] - 2.25] < 0.01 &]
hth,
albert