Dear all, I have a table like this: a <- read.csv("test.csv", header = TRUE, sep = ";") a UTM pUrb pUrb_class pAgri pAgri_class pNatFor pNatFor_class 1 NF1885 20.160307 NA 79.921386 NA 0.000000 NA 2 NF1886 51.965649 NA 46.657713 NA 0.000000 NA 3 NF1893 26.009581 NA 40.269204 NA 0.000000 NA 4 NF1894 3.141484 NA 0.000000 NA 0.000000 NA 5 NF1895 64.296826 NA 0.440691 NA 0.000000 NA 6 NF1896 14.174068 NA 25.613839 NA 0.000000 NA 7 NF1897 40.985589 NA 37.680521 NA 0.000000 NA 8 NF1898 34.054325 NA 66.027334 NA 0.000000 NA 9 NF1899 20.657632 NA 79.424024 NA 0.000000 NA 10 NF1982 94.857605 NA 45.368606 NA 0.000000 NA ... And I executed the following code: #data classification# a$pUrb_class<-cut(a$pUrb, c(-Inf,80,Inf), labels = c(0,1)) a$pAgri_class<-cut(a$pAgri, c(-Inf,80,Inf), labels = c(0,1)) a$pNatFor_class<-cut(a$pNatFor, c(-Inf,80,Inf), labels = c(0,1)) a UTM pUrb pUrb_class pAgri pAgri_class pNatFor pNatFor_class 1 NF1885 20.160307 0 79.921386 0 0.000000 0 2 NF1886 51.965649 0 46.657713 0 0.000000 0 3 NF1893 26.009581 0 40.269204 0 0.000000 0 4 NF1894 3.141484 0 0.000000 0 0.000000 0 5 NF1895 64.296826 0 0.440691 0 0.000000 0 6 NF1896 14.174068 0 25.613839 0 0.000000 0 7 NF1897 40.985589 0 37.680521 0 0.000000 0 8 NF1898 34.054325 0 66.027334 0 0.000000 0 9 NF1899 20.657632 0 79.424024 0 0.000000 0 10 NF1982 94.857605 1 45.368606 0 0.000000 0 ... #obtaining the number of combinations present in the data base# library(survival) b<-strata(a$pUrb_class,a$pAgri_class,a$pNatFor_class, sep=",") table(b) b a$pUrb_class=0,a$pAgri_class=0,a$pNatFor_class=0 17698 a$pUrb_class=0,a$pAgri_class=0,a$pNatFor_class=1 112 a$pUrb_class=0,a$pAgri_class=1,a$pNatFor_class=0 4360 a$pUrb_class=1,a$pAgri_class=0,a$pNatFor_class=0 160 median(table(b)) [1] 2260 In this stage I have 3 questions: 1st: how can I obtain the combinations witch are present over the median (in this case the first and the second combination)? 2nd: how can I obtain the combinations witch are present over the median and have at least one condition present (in this case only the second combination)? 3rd: how can I select/extract from the original table the rows witch comply with the 2nd question, in this case: UTM pUrb pUrb_class pAgri pAgri_class pNatFor pNatFor_class 10 NF1982 94.857605 1 45.368606 0 0.000000 0 ... Thanks in advance, Carlos Guerra