calc_index: Index values

In upstartr: Utilities Powering the Globe and Mail's Data Journalism Template

Description

Index numeric vector to first value. By default, the index base will be 0, turning regular values into percentage change. In some cases, you may want to index to a different base, like 100, such as if you're looking at financial data.

Usage

calc_index(m, base = 0)

Arguments

m	Numeric vector to index to first value.
base	Base to index against. (Default: 0)

Value

An vector of indexed values.

Examples

calc_index(c(5, 2, 8, 17, 7, 3, 1, -4))
calc_index(c(5, 2, 8, 17, 7, 3, 1, -4), base = 100)

upstartr documentation built on Feb. 23, 2021, 9:06 a.m.