[R] choose randomly

[Bert Gunter]

If n = N, then this is unnecessarily complicated.

sample(mydata$Temperature)

is all you need (see ?sample).

If n < N, then the "trick" is not done.

sample(mydata$Temperature, n)

is what is wanted.

Bert



On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 12:54 PM Jim Lemon <drjimlemon using gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Medic,
> mydata$Temperature[sample(1:N,N)
> should do the trick. You will just get a pseudo-randomly shuffled set
> of the same values.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:34 AM Medic <mailiPadpost using gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Variable temperature:
> > mydata$temperature
> > has N values.
> > With what code to сhoice (without return) n values from them RANDOMLY?
> >
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