Calculate Time Difference between Dates in R Programming – difftime() Function
difftime()
function in R Language is used to calculate time difference between dates in the required units like days, weeks, months, years, etc.
Syntax: difftime(date1, date2, units)
Parameters:
date1, date2: Dates to calculate difference
units: Days, weeks, months, etc.
Example 1:
difftime( "2020-5-16" , "2020-1-15" , units = "days" )
difftime( "2020-5-16" , "2020-1-15" , units = "weeks" )
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Output:
Time difference of 122 days
Time difference of 17.42857 weeks
Example 2:
difftime( "2020-5-16" , "2020-1-15" , units = "hours" )
difftime( "2020-5-16" , "2020-1-15" , units = "mins" )
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Output:
Time difference of 2928 hours
Time difference of 175680 mins
Last Updated :
10 Jun, 2020
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