try this way instead: > system.time(x <- sapply(1:100000, function(x)mean(rnorm(10, mean=9, sd=1.5)))) [1] 5.44 0.00 5.95 NA NA > str(x) num [1:100000] 10.11 9.17 9.33 9.41 10.14 ... >
On 4/27/07, Robert Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear R Experts, > > Why I try to run this expression: > > x<-sapply(rnorm(rep(10,100000),mean=9,sd=1.5),mean) > > it evaluates the first 10000 values and then stops, but does not return > to the command prompt. My cpu keeps running at 100%. When I exit the > expression with CTL-C, I then see that x holds 10000 values. How can I > evalute the expression 100000 times, or more if I want? > > Thanks in advance. > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ 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 and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.