Wouldn't sample(length(V), prob=V) do? Andy
> From: Ben Hyde > > I have a vector V. sum(V) = 100, i.e. it's percentages. > length(V) is > large. I wish to generate samples (with replacement is fine), > integers, in the range 1:length(V) who's distribution is > driven by the > distribution implied by the percentages in V. V is unsorted, but > that could change. I'd rather not be too specific about the > distribution of V. I can certainly solve the problem > intersecting my > thin knowledge of R with my skills in programming, but I suspect this > is trivial to somebody fluent in R. Suggestions? Thanks! - ben > > ---- > http://enthusiasm.cozy.org/ -- blog > tel:+1-781-240-2221 -- mobile, et.al. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
