sortSamples.Rd
Sort samples by group and optionally by time.
sortSamples(abundances, groups = c(), time = c(), alphabetical = FALSE)
abundances | an abundance matrix with taxa as rows and samples as columns |
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groups | group membership vector with as many entries as samples |
time | optional time vector with as many entries as samples; entries are numeric or characters of numbers |
alphabetical | option to order samples by group name in alphabetical order |
an index vector with the updated sample order