[R] get the percentage rank of a value based on an empirical data vector

[Martin Batholdy]

> > findInterval(6.2, sort(x))
> [1] 704
> > xecdf <- ecdf(x)
> > xecdf(6.2)
> [1] 0.704


thanks, that helped a lot!




On 11.01.2012, at 14:58, David Winsemius wrote:

> 
> On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Martin Batholdy wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have a vector with values:
>> 
>> x <- rnorm(1000, 5, 2)
>> 
>> 
>> and one single value:
>> y <- 6.2
>> 
>> now I would like to know the percent rank of y based on the 'population'-vector x.
>> Is there a convenient function that calculates the percent rank of a y for the given vector x?
> 
> Two options :
> 1) sort x and use findInterval, divide the index by length(x) and multiply by 100
> (It can all be done as a one-liner.)
> 
> 2) I generally "reach for" the `ecdf` "function making machine" when I see sample quantile problems and see if I can cast the problem in terms for which it applies.
> 
> For my random draw I get:
> > findInterval(6.2, sort(x))
> [1] 704
> > xecdf <- ecdf(x)
> > xecdf(6.2)
> [1] 0.704
> 
> -- 
> David Winsemius, MD
> West Hartford, CT
>