This function calculates the distance between two points in a 2D space using Minkowski distance. It can be used to compute Euclidean or Manhattan distance. It is a utility function for calculating distances in pedigree layouts. Defaults to Euclidean distance if no method is specified.
Arguments
- method
Character. Method of distance calculation. Options are "euclidean", "cityblock", and "Minkowski".
- x1
Numeric. X-coordinate of the first point.
- y1
Numeric. Y-coordinate of the first point.
- x2
Numeric. X-coordinate of the second point.
- y2
Numeric. Y-coordinate of the second point.
- p
Numeric. The order of the Minkowski distance. If NULL, defaults to 2 for Euclidean and 1 for Manhattan. If Minkowski method is used, p should be specified.