Re: [R] Select 5 identical numbers

2014-01-20 Thread Daniel Nordlund
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Dan

Daniel Nordlund
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> 
> Hi,
> I want from a vector containing has like 1000 elements to select X of it
> randomly but with never selecting the same element again. Each one should
> be unique element of the vector.
> Is this more precise now?
> 
> Regards
> Alex
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, January 20, 2014 7:54 PM, Alaios  wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> I would like to select from a vector of 10 elements, 5 of those that are
> identical.
> How can I do that in R? I guess one way would be to taking random numbers
> and see if that appeared again. Is though there a more straightforward
> approach?
> 
> Regards
> Alex
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Re: [R] Select 5 identical numbers

2014-01-20 Thread Alaios
Hi,
I want from a vector containing has like 1000 elements to select X of it 
randomly but with never selecting the same element again. Each one should be 
unique element of the vector.
Is this more precise now?

Regards
Alex




On Monday, January 20, 2014 7:54 PM, Alaios  wrote:
 
Dear all,
I would like to select from a vector of 10 elements, 5 of those that are 
identical.
How can I do that in R? I guess one way would be to taking random numbers and 
see if that appeared again. Is though there a more straightforward approach?

Regards
Alex
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Re: [R] Select 5 identical numbers

2014-01-20 Thread Bert Gunter
But just noting the usual floating point stuff, Jim's approach might
run into problems depending on what you have as "numbers" and what is
meant by "identical."

Cheers,
Bert

Bert Gunter
Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics
(650) 467-7374

"Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. And knowledge
is certainly not wisdom."
H. Gilbert Welch




On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 9:48 AM, jim holtman  wrote:
> Use 'table' to count the occurances and then select the one that has a
> count of 5.
>
> Jim Holtman
> Data Munger Guru
>
> What is the problem that you are trying to solve?
> Tell me what you want to do, not how you want to do it.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Alaios  wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> I would like to select from a vector of 10 elements, 5 of those that are 
>> identical.
>> How can I do that in R? I guess one way would be to taking random numbers 
>> and see if that appeared again. Is though there a more straightforward 
>> approach?
>>
>> Regards
>> Alex
>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>>
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Re: [R] Select 5 identical numbers

2014-01-20 Thread jim holtman
Use 'table' to count the occurances and then select the one that has a
count of 5.

Jim Holtman
Data Munger Guru

What is the problem that you are trying to solve?
Tell me what you want to do, not how you want to do it.


On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Alaios  wrote:
> Dear all,
> I would like to select from a vector of 10 elements, 5 of those that are 
> identical.
> How can I do that in R? I guess one way would be to taking random numbers and 
> see if that appeared again. Is though there a more straightforward approach?
>
> Regards
> Alex
> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
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[R] Select 5 identical numbers

2014-01-20 Thread Alaios
Dear all,
I would like to select from a vector of 10 elements, 5 of those that are 
identical.
How can I do that in R? I guess one way would be to taking random numbers and 
see if that appeared again. Is though there a more straightforward approach?

Regards
Alex
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