[R] Largest N Values Efficiently?

[jim holtman]

Try:

sort(x, partial=n)[1:n]

On Nov 11, 2007 6:43 PM, David Katz <david at davidkatzconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> What is the most efficient alternative to x[order(x)][1:n] where
> length(x)>>n?
> I also need the positions of the mins/maxs perhaps by preserving names.
>
>  Thanks for any suggestions.
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What is the problem you are trying to solve?