Is this what you are looking for ... mylist=list() for (i in 1:3){ mylist[i] = rnorm(1) } print(mylist) HTH Pete -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/appending-to-a-list-tp2527597p2527635.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.