How to select the row with the maximum value in each group

Question

In a dataset with multiple observations for each subject I want to take a subset with only the maximum data value for each record. For example, with a following dataset:

Answer 1

The most intuitive method is to use group_by and top_n function in dplyr

    group %>% group_by(Subject) %>% top_n(1, pt)

The result you get is

    Source: local data frame [3 x 3]
    Groups: Subject [3]

      Subject    pt Event
        (dbl) (dbl) (dbl)
    1       1     5     2
    2       2    17     2
    3       3     5     2