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Round values to the nearest 0.05, 5, 10 etc.
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round_nearest.R
# function to round a value to the nearest digit
# e.g. if nearest = 5 then 42 would round to 40
# and 47 would be rounded to 45
# source: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rounding-to-the-nearest-5-td863189.html
round_nearest <- function(x, nearest) {
nearest * round(x / nearest)
}
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