

sort {base}                                  R Documentation

_S_o_r_t _a _V_e_c_t_o_r

_U_s_a_g_e_:

     sort(x, partial = NULL, na.last = NA)

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s_:

     If `partial' is non `NULL', it is taken to contain
     indexes of elements of `x' which are to be placed in
     their correct positions by partial sorting.  After the
     sort, the values specified in `partial' are in their
     correct position in the sorted array.  Any values
     smaller than these values are guaranteed to have a
     smaller index in the sorted array and any values which
     are greater are guaranteed to have a bigger index in
     the sorted array.

     If `na.last' is `NA', `sort' removes missing values.
     If `na.last' is `TRUE', missing values are put last, if
     `FALSE', missing values are put first.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o_:

     `order', `rank'.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s_:

     data(swiss)
     x <- swiss$Education[1:25]
     x; sort(x); sort(x, partial = c(10,15))
     median # shows you another example for `partial'

