the plan is i have to create a column with random numbers from 1 to 5 forming a vector with 200 numbers. these numbers should have the same proportion, like 40 "1", 40 ''2'', etc. thx, pvm -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/random-value-generation-in-a-row-tp3464503p3464503.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
On Apr 20, 2011, at 7:30 PM, Rujealous wrote:> the plan is > > i have to create a column with random numbers from 1 to 5 forming a > vector > with 200 numbers. > these numbers should have the same proportion, like 40 "1", 40 > ''2'', etc.So you really want a random permutation of a fixed set of 200 numbers: sample( rep(1:5,40), 200) -- David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT