Question

diff between sorting and filtering

Answer 1

Hey there !

Sorting

Sorting takes a set of data and sorts it by a chosen metric or letter. The most important difference is that sorting does not remove entries from the data set. Sorting only puts the data into a new order.

For example, if you want to see which of your ads generated the most conversions you can sort by the ‘Conversions‘ column.


Filtering

Filtering on the other hand is useful in a different way.

While sorting will give you the option of choosing which metric you want to prioritize, filtering actually removes data that’s irrelevant to your analysis.

For example…

Lets say you’re working on an AdWords account that has 20 paid search campaign and they’re all a total mess. It has tons of keywords, match types, different ad variations, landing pages, the whole shebang. Most AdWords accounts are mangled and mashed like this so knowing how to filter your data the right way is crucial.

Hope it helps you !

Answer 2

Sorting is a the arrangement of the data in a particular series like alphabetical order, etc whereas filtering is the process of removing unwanted data and seeing just what we want.
For example,
sorting is line arranging the names of people in alphabetical order
Filtering is seeing only the class 11 student list in a set of data
hope it helps