Sort numbers

Sort any list of numbers in ascending (smallest first) or descending (largest first) order.

Numbers
Order

Sorting

Ascending: smallest to largest. 5,2,8,1 → 1,2,5,8.

Descending: largest to smallest. 5,2,8,1 → 8,5,2,1.

Why sort?

Sorting is the first step in finding median, quartiles, percentiles, and range. Many statistical calculations require sorted data.

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