testlist <- list(samp_mat = c(-7.2858e-28, -6.8138e-83, 8.449e-290, 2.0847e-68, -6.6006e-139, -1.1994e+126, 4.7353e+175, 6.86e-103, -2.0193e+223, 1.4313e+110, 2.029e-233, -1.1299e-178, 1.3661e+31, -2.2109e+206, 2.1937e-175, -6.3661e-36, -1.7581e+12, -1.0861e-190, -3.7624e-269, -1.1432e-123, -4.3756e-288, -4.8515e+194, -1.0048e-230, -9.1399e+303, 3.5277e-15, -8.6e+113, 5.5189e-155, 2.1556e-244, -1.7959e+144, 1.8149e-145, 7.2552e+277, 1.5626e-157, -4.3738e-75, -9.4306e+177, 704.72, -9.2295e-285, -2.702e+201, 8.4575e-180, 1.2469e+96, 3.0112e-24, -8.1519e-260, 3.554e+13, -6.3709e-170, -6.738e+235, -4.4095e+42, -7.3058e-103, -1.5347e-143, 1.9762e-294, -7.2731e-249, 1.9583e-177, 1.2076e+31, 1.7061e+15, -4.0933e-172, 2.5825e+271, -2.9415e-205, 1.8471e+137, -9.6862e+48, -5.875e-215, -1.6773e-207, -3.2394e-249, -4.5148e+168, 2.0118e+283, -1.7154e-15, 9.1176e+108, 6.2582e-85, -1.1677e-149, 4.2885e+164, 7.2363e+243, -3.4398e+161, -9.8311e-222, 1.7923e-113, 2.2684e+213)) result <- do.call(BAMBI:::calc_corr_tau_1,testlist) str(result)