Well, it throws an error, because there is no such function in default R. A bit of googling showed it might be the one in the caTools package.
execute this: install.packages("caTools") library(caTools) before executing your code Am 25.04.2012 um 12:39 schrieb Dwaipayan Dasgupta: > Hi, > Could someone help me with this please , im trying to use > Y = Attrition_data[,1] # extract labels from the data > msk = sample.split (Y, SplitRatio=3/4) > table(Y,msk) > to do the splitting but it keeps throwing up and error > Error: could not find function "sample.split" > Could you please help > > Thanks in advance > doy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf Of Dwaipayan Dasgupta > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:08 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Splitting data into test and train (80:20) kepping attributes > similar > > Hi, > I am trying to do some predictive modeling around attrition and want to split > the dataset into test and train (80:20) and keep the ratio of attritees:non > attrites same. > In my dataset the attrition indicator is coded as 0(for non-attritees) and 1 > (for attritees) and I want to keep the ratio of 0's to 1 similar. > I apologize for this trivial question but this is my second week with R. > > Thanks, > Doy > > > > > > American Express made the following annotations on Tue Apr 24 2012 08:38:50 > > ****************************************************************************** > > "This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and > may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the > information included in this message and any attachments is prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply > e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any > attachments. Thank you." > > American Express a ajouté le commentaire suivant le Tue Apr 24 2012 08:38:50 > > Ce courrier et toute pièce jointe qu'il contient sont réservés au seul > destinataire indiqué et peuvent renfermer des renseignements confidentiels et > privilégiés. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire prévu, toute divulgation, > duplication, utilisation ou distribution du courrier ou de toute pièce jointe > est interdite. Si vous avez reçu cette communication par erreur, veuillez > nous en aviser par courrier et détruire immédiatement le courrier et les > pièces jointes. Merci. > > ****************************************************************************** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > American Express made the following annotations on Wed Apr 25 2012 03:39:08 > > ****************************************************************************** > > "This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and > may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the > information included in this message and any attachments is prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply > e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any > attachments. Thank you." > > American Express a ajouté le commentaire suivant le Wed Apr 25 2012 03:39:08 > > Ce courrier et toute pièce jointe qu'il contient sont réservés au seul > destinataire indiqué et peuvent renfermer des renseignements confidentiels et > privilégiés. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire prévu, toute divulgation, > duplication, utilisation ou distribution du courrier ou de toute pièce jointe > est interdite. Si vous avez reçu cette communication par erreur, veuillez > nous en aviser par courrier et détruire immédiatement le courrier et les > pièces jointes. Merci. > > ****************************************************************************** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ______________________________________________ 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.