[R] Does this exist: diff(range(VAR, na.rm=T))

[Dennis Fisher]

Duncan

That would certainly be a possibility but it seems to me that this is sufficiently simple to add to base R.  If it is in a package, users would need to install the package.

Dennis


Dennis Fisher MD
P < (The "P Less Than" Company)
Phone: 1-415-307-4791
www.PLessThan.com

> On Jun 25, 2025, at 11:11 AM, Dennis Fisher <fisher using plessthan.com> wrote:
> 
> Version 4.4.2
> OS X
> 
> Colleagues
> 
> I often need to determine the span of the x-variable in a graphic.
> 
> This is easy to determine with:
> 	diff(range(VAR, na.rm=T))
> 
> I am not aware of any function in base R that accomplishes this and “span” is not taken.
> 
> Would it be possible to add such a function?  Not a major addition but often useful.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> Dennis Fisher MD
> P < (The "P Less Than" Company)
> Phone: 1-415-307-4791
> www.PLessThan.com
> 


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