[R] Splitting a data column randomly into 3 groups

Jim Lemon drj|m|emon @end|ng |rom gm@||@com
Fri Sep 3 03:46:04 CEST 2021


Hi Abou,
One way is to shuffle the original data frame using sample(). and
split up the result into three equal parts.
I was going to provide example code, but Avi's response popped up and
I kind of agree with him.

Jim

On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 11:31 AM AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa
<abouelmakarim1962 using gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear All:
>
> How to split a column data *randomly* into three groups. Please see the
> attached data. I need to split column #2 titled "Data"
>
> with many thanks
> abou
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