Message-ID: <006a01c996ba$b3be81e0$3a0b2c0a@gne.windows.gene.com>
Date: 2009-02-24T20:01:37Z
From: Bert Gunter
Subject: bigest part of vector
In-Reply-To: <22189283.post@talk.nabble.com>
Nothing wrong with prior suggestions, but strictly speaking, (fully) sorting
the vector is unnecessary.
y[y > quantile(y, 1- p/length(y))]
will do it without the (complete) sort. (But sorting is so efficient anyway,
I don't think you could notice any difference).
-- Bert Gunter
Genentech
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From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On
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Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:55 AM
To: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] bigest part of vector
Thanks for all
Peterko wrote:
>
> Hi, may be simle question, but a do not find it anywhere.
> Is there same function like max() ,but giving more results.
> max() give 1number-maximum
> I need funcion what give p bigest number.
> many thanks
>
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