[R] sampling from a list of values while excluding one

[jim holtman]

Here is one way of doing it by removing the element from the vector

> # exclude the 3rd element of the vector
> sample((1:10)[-3], 10, TRUE)
 [1]  4  5  7 10  2 10 10  7  7  1
>


On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:10 AM, Juliane Struve
<juliane_struve at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Dear list,
>
>
> I am trying to sample from a list of integers 1:10, but need to exclude one of them. The one to be excluded is a variable called "number" and can take values 1:10. The line below does not work, but shows what I am trying to do. Would somebody be able to help me with the syntax ?
>
> anglenumber=sample(1:10, exclude = "number",size=1,replace=TRUE)
>
> Thank you very much for a hint.
>
> Regards,
>
> Juliane
>
>
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