To sort table in R there are two methods in R.
The following methods show how you can do it with syntax.
Method 1: Use order() Function
# Sort in ascending order
order(x)
# Sort in descending order
order(x,decreasing=TRUE)
Method 2: Use sort() Function
# Sort in ascending order
sort(x)
# Sort in descending order
sort(x,decreasing=TRUE)
The following examples show how to use these function in R.
Use order() Function to Sort Table in Ascending Order
Let’s see how we can use order() function in R:
# Create table
table_1 <- c(78,89,85,84,81,79,77,85)
# Sort table in ascending order
sorted_table <- table_1[order(table_1)]
# Print sorted table
print(sorted_table)
Output:
[1] 77 78 79 81 84 85 85 89
Here in the output it shows sorted table in ascending order.
Use order() Function to Sort Table in Descending Order
Let’s see example to sort table in descending order:
# Create table
table_1 <- c(78,89,85,84,81,79,77,85)
# Sort table in descending order
sorted_table <- table_1[order(table_1,decreasing=TRUE)]
# Print sorted table
print(sorted_table)
Output:
[1] 89 85 85 84 81 79 78 77
As output shows table is sorted in descending order using order() function.
Use sort() Function to Sort Table in Ascending Order
Suppose we want to sort table in ascending order using sort() function:
# Create table
table_1 <- c(78,89,85,84,81,79,77,85)
# Sort table in ascending order
sorted_table <- sort(table_1)
# Print sorted table
print(sorted_table)
Output:
[1] 77 78 79 81 84 85 85 89
As output shows values are sorted in ascending order using sort() function.
Use sort() Function to Sort Table in Descending Order
Let’s see how to sort table in descending order using sort() function:
# Create table
table_1 <- c(78,89,85,84,81,79,77,85)
# Sort table in ascending order
sorted_table <- sort(table_1,decreasing=TRUE)
# Print sorted table
print(sorted_table)
Output:
[1] 89 85 85 84 81 79 78 77
As output shows values are sorted in descending order using sort() function.
