Hi, I think you want ecdf(), but read the help page because it works a little different than you might expect.
ecdf.x <- ecdf(x) ecdf.x(x) Best, Ista On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 8:37 AM, mic <mikezia...@gmail.com> wrote: > Heeeelp > > Given this data > x <- c(1,5,100,300,250,200,550,900,1000) >> quantile(x) > 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% > 1 100 250 550 1000 > > When I run the quantile, I can only know the value of the nth > percentile > > I want to know what's the percentile position of each items in the > list > Sample > 1 = 100% on the list has 1 or more > 5 = more than x% on the list has 5 or more > 100 = more than x% on the list has 100 or more > 250 = more than 50% on the list has 250 or more > etc.... > > Thanks in advance > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Ista Zahn Graduate student University of Rochester Department of Clinical and Social Psychology http://yourpsyche.org ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.