[R] Randomising matrices

[Gabor Grothendieck]

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On 4/27/07, Nick Cutler <s0455078 at sms.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> I would like to be able to randomise presence-absence (i.e. binary)
> matrices whilst keeping both the row and column totals constant. Is
> there a function in R that would allow me to do this?
>
> I'm working with vegetation presence-absence matrices based on field
> observations. The matrices are formatted to have sites as rows and
> species as columns. The presence of a species on a site is indicated
> with a 1 (absence is obviously indicated with a 0).
>
> I would like to randomise the matrices many times in order to construct
> null models. However, I cannot identify a function in R to do this, and
> the programming looks tricky for someone of my limited skills.
>
> Can anybody help me out?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Nick Cutler
>
> Institute of Geography
> School of Geosciences
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>
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