Hi, Using the multicore package and calling sample() in mclapply, how do I get the results to be reproducible? I know the random number is seeded by process id and so is different for each run. Thanks, Lik [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
On 13-03-2012, at 17:51, Lik Wee Lee wrote:> Hi, > > Using the multicore package and calling sample() in mclapply, > how do I get the results to be reproducible? > I know the random number is seeded by process id and so is > different for each run.Don't know about those two packages. Have a look at ?set.seed Berend
On Mar 13, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Lik Wee Lee wrote:> Hi, > > Using the multicore package and calling sample() in mclapply, > how do I get the results to be reproducible? > I know the random number is seeded by process id and so is > different for each run.You might want to look up the thread in last month's section of the R- devel mailing list Archives entitled "portable parallel seeds project: request for critiques"" -- David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT