Try this: x <- 10 sample(x, 1, prob = c(rep(0, x - 1), 1))
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Jon BR <jonsle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > I'm trying to use the "sample" function within a loop where the > vector being sampled from (the first argument in the function) will > vary in length and composition. When the vector is down in size to > containing only one element, I run into the "undesired behaviour" > acknowledged in the ?sample help file. I don't want sample(10,1) to > return a number from within 1:10, but rather I'd just want it to > return 10 every time. > > Example): > > > Actual: > > sample(10,1) > [1] 2 > > sample(10,1) > [1] 9 > > sample(10,1) > [1] 4 > > > Desired: > > sample(10,1) > [1] 10 > > sample(10,1) > [1] 10 > > sample(10,1) > [1] 10 > > > Perhaps sample is not the appropriate function. I dunno. Any thoughts? > > Regards, > Jonathan > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Henrique Dallazuanna Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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