You can also just replicate() as follows: # x is the vector # s is the size of the sample # B is the number of samples # ... arguments passed to sample() f <- function(x, s, B, ...) replicate(B, sample(x, s, ...)) f(x, 3, 10, TRUE) f(x, 3, 10, FALSE)
HTH, Jorge.- On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Muhuri, Pradip (SAMHSA/CBHSQ) < pradip.muh...@samhsa.hhs.gov> wrote: > > Hello, > > The other options is to use the sample() function. > > test2 <- matrix (rep(sample(number1, size = 5), times=3), nrow=3) > > > Pradip Muhuri > > ________________________________________ > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf Of Rui Barradas [ruipbarra...@sapo.pt] > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:19 PM > To: Rlotus > Cc: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] How generate random numbers from given vector??? > > Hello, > > You don't need the loop, the sample() argument 'size' is there for that. > See 'sample. > > number <- c(0,1,3,4,5,6,8) > rsidp <- function(n) sample(number, n, replace = TRUE) > rsidp(5) > > Hope this helps, > > Rui Barradas > Em 25-10-2012 20:24, Rlotus escreveu: > > I wanna generate random numbers from a vector... > > > > for example number<-c(0,1,3,4,5,6,8) > > so > > > > rsidp<-function(x){ > > i=0 > > for (i in seq(1:x)) > > > > {y<-sample(number,x, replace=T)} > > return(y) > > } > > so all random numbers have to be from vector "number"; > > so if I type rsidp(5)..... it has to give me 5 random numbers except > 2,7,9 > > (because they are not in the vector "numbers"). help me plz with it ((( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/How-generate-random-numbers-from-given-vector-tp4647447.html > > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.