Here is one way: > id <- c(1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, + 4, 4, 5, 5) > id [1] 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 > tmp <- rle(id) > tmp Run Length Encoding lengths: int [1:12] 2 3 1 4 1 3 2 3 1 1 ... values : num [1:12] 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 ... > rep( seq_along(tmp$lengths), tmp$lengths ) [1] 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 [26] 12
-- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Lisa > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:30 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Ordering numbers > > > Hello all, > > I have a set of numbers that looks like this: > > > id <- c(1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, > 3, 4, > > 4, 4, 5, 5) > > id > [1] 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 > > Please ignore the bold numbers, I just want to make my problem clear. > I am going to order them as this: > > 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 > > Can anyone please help how to get this done? Your help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Lisa > > -- > View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/Ordering-numbers- > tp941453p941453.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org 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. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org 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.