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KoopaTrooper <ncoop...@tulane.edu> wrote: >I have a data set (a) with three columns (X,Y,Z). The first 2 columns >are >numeric. The third (Z) is a factor with three levels A,B,C. I want to >turn >each A into a different random number between 1 and 4, each B into a >different random number between 5 and 8, etc. > >I tried this: > >a$Z<-ifelse(a$Z=="L",sample(1:4,1),ifelse(a$Z=="M",sample(5:9,1),ifelse(a$Z=="U",sample(10:12,1),"") > >and it almost worked but changed all the "A's" into the same random >number. >I need a different random number for each A. Ideas? > >Thanks, > > > >-- >View this message in context: >http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Converting-factors-to-bounded-random-numerical-data-tp4645801.html >Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >______________________________________________ >R-help@r-project.org mailing list >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.