[R] location of maximum

[Laurent Gautier]

Dear Patrick,


  What about:



x <- rnorm(100)
mx <- max(x)
exact.location <- which(x == mx)



   Hopin' it helps,



   Laurent




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On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Patrick Buetzberger wrote:

> Dear R-users,
> 
> I'm trying to extract the exact location of the maximum value in a
> vector or a matrix, meaning I want not only the maximum itself but also
> at which position (e.g row 6, column 12) it is located.
> I appreciate any suggestions.
> Thanks,
> 
> Patrick
> 

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