Schreiber, Stefan <Stefan.Schreiber <at> ales.ualberta.ca> writes:
>
> Hey list!
>
> I have a csv-file with two variables: (Date,CMI)
>
> Date,CMI
> Jan-93,3.24
> Feb-93,-2.56
> .
> .
> .
> Dec-06, 8.25
>
> When I want to plot this dataset, R is sorting the date in alphabetical
> order. Is there any way to tell R not to do it?
>
> I know it is probably an easy issue but I couldn't find a solution so
> far. I have seen so many tips already but can't apply it on my own
> dataset.
>
R probably thinks your date column is a factor.
try something like
x$Date <- as.Date(paste("01",x$Date,sep="-"),fmt="%d-%b-%y")
?
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