> mylist <- c( 2,1,3,5,4 ) <<< make a vector of numbers > sort(mylist) [1] 1 2 3 4 5 <<< in sorted order
> mylist <- c( "this", "is", "a", "test") > sort(mylist) [1] "a" "is" "test" "this" <<< in sorted order > order(mylist) [1] 3 2 4 1 <<< original positions, e.g. mylist[3] is "a" On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Dan Cary <daniel_c...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > ...all i want to know is how to arrange a set of numbers in size order > without putting them in a table. just arranging them from for e.g. 2,1,3,5,4 > into 1,2,3,4,5 - it must be simple but i cant find how to do it anywhere ______________________________________________ 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.
