Percentage change is obtained by dividing the change in value by the original
value.
Usage
percentage_change(new, old)
Arguments
- new
<dbl> newer value
- old
<dbl> older value
Value
<dbl> vector of percentage change
Details
If the result is positive, then it is an increase. If the result is negative,
then it is a decrease.
Examples
percentage_change(new = 949740, old = 942482)
#> [1] 0.007700943
percentage_change(new = 942482, old = 1132783)
#> [1] -0.1679942
