R: Round a number – Snippet #7
Discover how to round a number with R
Packages
This snippet requires the built-in package base
. As it is automatically loaded by R, it does not need to be loaded manually.
Code
To round a number, use round()
.
round(54.87)
The code above outputs 55
in the console.
Dive deeper
Round number stored in variable
It is possible to round a number stored in a variable.
x <- 54.87
round(x)
The code above outputs 55
in the console.
Specify the number of digits
To specify the number of digits to keep, use digits
. If digits
is not specified, round()
defaults to 0 digits.
round(
54.87,
digits = 1
)
The code above outputs 54.9
in the console.