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Library: panel
See also: panstats panlag sort

Quantlet: pansort
Description: sorts data set according to individuals

Usage: y = pansort(z,N)
Input:
z NT x {2+}k matrix of panel data
N scalar, number of cross-section units. Optional for balanced panels.
Output:
y NT x {2+}k matrix, data set ordered by cross-section units and time periods

Example:
library("panel")
z0=read("earnings")
z=pansort(z0)
z

Result:
Remark: to save space, only first 10 rows are shown here

Contents of z
	[  1,]        1        1     2600       20        9        2
	[  2,]        1        2     2500       21        9        2
	[  3,]        1        3     2700       22        9        2
	[  4,]        1        4     3400       23        9        2
	[  5,]        1        5     3354       24        9        2
	[  6,]        2        1     2850       19       13        1
	[  7,]        2        2     4000       20       13        1
	[  8,]        2        3     4000       21       13        1
	[  9,]        2        4     4200       22       13        1
	[ 10,]        2        5     5720       23       13        1
	...



Author: J. Breitung, 20011012 license MD*Tech
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