total_list$field1.rank <- rank(-total_list$field1,ties.method="min")
Marvellous what a negative sign can achieve! You may want to put ties.method="max" though depending on what you want...:) On Monday 06 August 2007 14:13:35 Jiong Zhang, PhD wrote: > Hi All, > > I want to give ranks to elements in a column so I used: > total_list$field1.rank <- rank(total_list$field1,ties.method="min") > > But this gives me the rank in increasing order. How do I get the ranks in > decreasing order? I know decreasing = FALSE is not a legal argument here. > > Thanks. > > Jiong > The email message (and any attachments) is for the sole use of the > intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email > and destroy all copies of the original message (and any attachments). > Thank You. > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. -- Best wishes John John Logsdon "Try to make things as simple Quantex Research Ltd, Manchester UK as possible but not simpler" [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44(0)161 445 4951/G:+44(0)7717758675 www.quantex-research.com ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
