Error message when Numbers asked for zero to the power of zero.

Hi,
I have recently converted my Appleworks spreadsheets to Numbers. I have a spreadsheet that performs Poisson Distribution calculations. This was no problem for AppleWorks which correctly returned the value of 1 when asked to calculate zero to the power of zero. However, Numbers '09 v 2.2 returns an error message instead. Must I reinstall OS X 10.6 and go back to AppleWorks or is there a solution?

Hugh,
It may be common for calculators to return 1 for 0^0, but it's not correct. 0^0 is an "indeterminate form".
To quote the Wikipedia page on Indeterminate Forms:
The indeterminate forms include 00, 0/0, 1∞, ∞ − ∞, ∞/∞, 0 × ∞, and ∞0.
Trapping the error and setting the result with IFERROR would be simple, but perhaps too wide a net. You should be able to test the base number for zero prior to making the calculation.
Jerry

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