set.seed(100)
for (i in 1:100){
    a <- rnorm(1000, mean=0, sd=1)
    hist(a)
}

#Now say, I want to simulate without being confined to set.seed(100), I
just want to get a simulation like how R "normally" does it.

Mike

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA) <
NordlDJ@dshs.wa.gov> wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: r-help-bounces@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r-
> > project.org] On Behalf Of C W
> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 11:27 AM
> > To: r-help
> > Subject: [R] How to stop set.seed() besides exiting out of R?
> >
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I am curious how to stop the set.seed(), I don't want the same repeated
> > random number.  I know I can set it to a different seed, but I don't
> > want
> > to go through the trouble of setting different seed every time.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> >
>
> Can you show us how you are using set.seed() that results in getting the
> same sequence repeatedly?  If you are doing simulations in a loop, then set
> the seed once, outside the loop.  Otherwise, I am not sure what you are
> doing that causes problems.  A reproducible example would really help.
>
> Dan
>
> Daniel J. Nordlund
> Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
> Planning, Performance, and Accountability
> Research and Data Analysis Division
> Olympia, WA 98504-5204
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