[R] Expand duplicated observations

[Francisco J. Zagmutt]

I think this will do what you want

x=c(1,2,3)
rep(x,x)
[1] 1 2 2 3 3 3

Regards

Francisco

M. P. Papadatos wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I am trying to  expand duplicated observations. I need to replace each 
> observation in the dataset with n copies of the observation, where n is 
> equal to the required expression rounded to the nearest integer. If the 
> expression is less than 1 or equal to missing, it is interpreted as if 
> it were 1, and the observation is retained but not duplicated.
> 
> Example
> 
> From
> c(1,2,3)
> 
> To
> c(1,2,2,3,3,3)
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Martin
> 
> 
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