[R] check for nearest value in a vector

[Martin Batholdy]

great, thanks!


On 08.02.2012, at 14:00, Dimitris Rizopoulos wrote:

> How about this:
> 
> x <- c(1, 6, 12, 28, 33)
> 
> which.min(abs(x - 14))
> 
> 
> I hope it helps.
> 
> Best,
> Dimitris
> 
> 
> On 2/8/2012 1:56 PM, Martin Batholdy wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Is there a way to check which value in a vector is nearest to a given value?
>> 
>> so for example I have vector x:
>> 
>> x<- c(1, 6, 12, 28, 33)
>> 
>> and I would like to get the position of the element of x that is nearest to 14
>> (in this case the third element).
>> 
>> 
>> thanks!
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