[R] check for nearest value in a vector

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

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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