[Rd] FW: [R] same random numbers in different sessions

Paul Gilbert pgilbert at bank-banque-canada.ca
Tue Oct 12 23:16:19 CEST 2010


From R-help
...
>I notice that you have the IPSUR package loaded;  you know, just a
>shot in the dark here, but did you try not loading it?
>
>I ask because the vignette is built by making a special choice for
>set.seed, and the workspace that ships with the package might be
>interacting in an unexpected way.

Is it possible that a package can save a set seed and have the effect that users get when they save a workspace with the seed set? I think not, but if so, can we check that packages do not save a random seed?

Paul
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