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Title

     vorter -- Reorder variables in dataset based on sorted values


Syntax

        vorter [+|-] varlist [in #] [, order-options return]


Description

    vorter reorders variables in the dataset based on their sorted values in
    the # observation. If no observation is specified using the in qualifier,
    the first observation is used. Values are sorted in ascending order if +
    or nothing is typed in front of varlist, and in descending order if - is
    typed.


Options

    order-options are any options used with order

    return does not reorder variables, but only returns the order in r().


Examples

        . sysuse auto
        . list price mpg headroom turn in 1
        . vorter price mpg headroom turn


Saved results

    vorter saves the following in r():

    Macros
      r(varlist)     varlist in current order (reorderd)
      r(oorder)      varlist in original order


Acknowledgments

    A first draft of the program appeared as an answer to a question on
    Statalist posted by Pedro Nakashima.


Author

    Daniel Klein, University of Kassel, klein.daniel.81@gmail.com


Also see

    Online: order, sort, gsort