[R] Choosing a random number between x and y

[Christos Hatzis]

If you want to chose numbers from your range with uniform probability

runif(1, 0, 0.5) 

See ?runif

-Christos

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> Hi,
> 
> Ive been trying to find a function that will allow me to pull 
> out a number between a minimum and maximum threshold.
> 
> I want a random decimal number between, for example, 0 and 
> 0.5 or 0 and 0.7.
> I've been searching everywhere for a function that will allow 
> me to do this in R, but I have yet to be successful. Any help 
> would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance
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