[R] random generation of a factor

[Rau, Roland]

Hi,


> 
> Does anybody know a function that generates a factor of 
> length N with K 
> levels given the proportions c(p1, p2,... ,pk)? It would not 

## does this code piece help you?

mydata <- c("yesterday", "today", "tomorrow")
myproportions <- c(0.3, 0.5, 0.2)

n <- 20
sample(x=mydata, size=n, replace=TRUE, prob=myproportions)

cat("Best,\nRoland\n")

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