On Tuesday 24 March 2009, you wrote:
> Hello!I am having a problem with Random sampling in R. I have used a
> syntax: mydata.sub=sample(mydata,7,replace=FALSE,prob=NULL) which allows me
> to choose a random sample based on the variables(correct me if I am
> wrong!).
Actually, no.
You are sampling from a vector, and where you're using the sampled values (on
the rows or on the variables) is up to you.
Let's say we have a dataset with 100 cases and 10 variables:
Case 1:
mydata.sub <- mydata[ , sample(10, 7)]
This will sample 7 variables out of 10.
Case 2:
mydata.sub <- mydata[sample(100, 10), ]
This will sample 10 cases out of 100.
> Suppose I have 10 variable and if I use the above mentioned
> command then it will choose 7 variables out of the 10 randomly. My problem
> is that I want to have a random sample which is not based on the variables
> but on the values of the variables that is the random sample will be based
> on the observations. It will be great if someone can help me out me out with
> a proper syntax. Thanks in Advance.
I think you need to read the help for:
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and most probably one of the introductory books for R.
I hope this helps,
Adrian
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