What does the Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data?

The Dictionary Sort is designed to organize data based on the lexicographic order of the values, which is particularly important when dealing with string representations of numbers. When numeric values are stored as strings, they are sorted based on the individual characters' ASCII values rather than their numeric values.

In the case of numeric strings, sorting them from smallest to largest means that the sort will correctly organize the strings based on their character sequences. For example, "2" would come before "10" because the '1' in "10" is compared first and is lower than '2' in "2". Therefore, the Dictionary Sort effectively arranges numeric strings starting with the smallest string value and progressing to the largest.

This understanding highlights the importance of how data types are sorted in Alteryx, especially when treating numeric values as strings, which can lead to unexpected arrangements if not properly accounted for. The other choices do not accurately represent how the Dictionary Sort processes numeric string data.