On 10/3/07, stat stat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to get a sample of some arbitrary size from a population having only > two values 0 and 1 with replacement, but with different probability for > selection. For example 0 will be selected with probability 0.4 and 1 with > 0.6. I could use sample function i.e. sample(c(0,1), 30, T) to get this, > however here, selection of either 0 or 1 has equal probability here. I am > looking for a function which can do the same thing but with different > probabilities. >
either ?sample (see "prob" argument), or ?rbinom /Gustaf -- Gustaf Rydevik, M.Sci. tel: +46(0)703 051 451 address:Essingetorget 40,112 66 Stockholm, SE skype:gustaf_rydevik ______________________________________________ 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.