An insertion sort is a bit of a special case. It assumes that you will be given a set of values over time, and as you get them, you will insert the value into its correct location based upon the given values. Depending upon the data, and size, you could utilize different types of sort,…
Like the Quick Sort, the Merge Sort uses a divide and conquer method to help sort the data. In a given array, you start to subdivide your array into smaller arrays, sorting the data as you go along, only to merge it back together when you are done. The way you sort the data is…
This quick tip is using Excel 2010, however, it works the same in Excel 2007 and Excel 2013. Previously I showed how you can easily Sort a Column in Excel using the Sort & Filter Button. That works great for a single column, but what if you want to sub-sort on another column, or columns?…
Sorting a column in Microsoft Excel is real easy. In a spreadsheet you can sort numerical, date, and text fields fairly easily. Keep in mind that just because they look like a number or date, doesn’t mean that they are. They can be text, which will sort differently. For example, if you have a series…
