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Syntax Errors

Extra closing parenthesis

Matches: unexpected .+\).+ in

WHAT THIS ERROR MEANS

There's an extra closing parenthesis that doesn't match any opening parenthesis.

HOW TO FIX IT

1. Count opening vs closing parentheses.

2. Remove the extra ) or add the missing (.

3. Use an editor with bracket matching.

CODE EXAMPLES

BAD — THIS CAUSES THE ERROR
mean(c(1, 2, 3)))
GOOD — CORRECT APPROACH
mean(c(1, 2, 3))

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