Find the nth Highest value in a Vector using R Programming

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Write a R program to find n^th highest value in a given vector.

Sample Solution :

R Programming Code :

# Create a numeric vector 'x' with elements 10, 20, 30, 20, 20, 25, 9, and 26
x = c(10, 20, 30, 20, 20, 25, 9, 26)

# Print a message indicating the display of the original vector
print("Original Vectors:")

# Print the contents of vector 'x'
print(x)

# Print a message indicating that the nth highest value will be shown
print("nth highest value in a given vector:")

# Print a message for the nth highest value where n = 1
print("n = 1")

# Set 'n' to 1 (highest value) and print the 1st highest value in vector 'x'
n = 1
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])

# Print a message for the nth highest value where n = 2
print("n = 2")

# Set 'n' to 2 (second highest value) and print the 2nd highest value in vector 'x'
n = 2
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])

# Print a message for the nth highest value where n = 3
print("n = 3")

# Set 'n' to 3 (third highest value) and print the 3rd highest value in vector 'x'
n = 3
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])

# Print a message for the nth highest value where n = 4
print("n = 4")

# Set 'n' to 4 (fourth highest value) and print the 4th highest value in vector 'x'
n = 4
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])

Output:

[1] "Original Vectors:"
[1] 10 20 30 20 20 25  9 26
[1] "nth highest value in a given vector:"
[1] "n = 1"
[1] 30
[1] "n = 2"
[1] 26
[1] "n = 3"
[1] 25
[1] "n = 4"
[1] 20

Explanation:

Define Vector:

x = c(10, 20, 30, 20, 20, 25, 9, 26)
Creates a numeric vector x with the values 10, 20, 30, 20, 20, 25, 9, and 26.

Print Original Vector:

print("Original Vectors:")
Displays the message "Original Vectors:".
print(x)
Prints the contents of vector x.

Print nth Highest Values:

print("nth highest value in a given vector:")
Displays the message "nth highest value in a given vector:".
For n = 1:

print("n = 1")
Displays the message "n = 1".
n = 1
Sets n to 1.
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])
Sorts vector x in descending order and prints the 1st highest value.

For n = 2:

print("n = 2")
Displays the message "n = 2".
n = 2
Sets n to 2.
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])
Sorts vector x in descending order and prints the 2nd highest value.

For n = 3:

print("n = 3")
Displays the message "n = 3".
n = 3
Sets n to 3.
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])
Sorts vector x in descending order and prints the 3rd highest value.

For n = 4:

print("n = 4")
Displays the message "n = 4".
n = 4
Sets n to 4.
print(sort(x, TRUE)[n])
Sorts vector x in descending order and prints the 4th highest value.

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