I have a JSON object that goes like this: {"data": [ {"name":"Alan","height":"171","weight":"66"}, {"name":"Ben","height":"182","weight":"90"}, {"name":"Chris","height":"163","weight":"71"} ] ,"school":"Dover Secondary" } I would like to filter the JSON object to obtain data of those taller than 170 and heavier than 70 and subsequently sort this object. From the jQuery website, I understand that f