library(dplyr) set.seed(1234) data_frame <- tibble( c1 = rnorm(50, 5, 1.5), c2 = rnorm(50, 5, 1.5), c3 = rnorm(50, 5, 1.5), c4 = rnorm(50, 5, 1.5), c5 = rnorm(50, 5, 1.5) ) # Sort by c1 df <-data_frame[order(data_frame$c1),] head(df)