Re: [R] Questions for manipulating datasets in R e.g. sorting and matching

hi steffi, try DataSort<-Data[order(Data[,5],Data[,6],Data[,8]),1:14] and for further details ?order. For matching try ?merge. Best Regards, Christian Stefanie von Felten, IPW&IfU schrieb: > Hello everyone, > > I want to sort a dataset in R, using multiple columns as sorting > criteria. I kn

[R] Questions for manipulating datasets in R e.g. sorting and matching

Hello everyone, I want to sort a dataset in R, using multiple columns as sorting criteria. I know I can sort a dataset "Data" with 14 columns using one column (the fifth), by typing: DataSort<-Data[order(Data[,5]),1:14] But how can the dataset be sorted by column 5, then by 6, then by 8? Anot