Can you build your data top-down?
schools <- paste("s", 1:6, sep="") classes <- character() for (school in schools) { classes <- c(classes, paste(school, paste("c", 1:5, sep=""), sep = ".")) } pupils <- character() for (class in classes) { pupils <- c(pupils, paste(class, paste("p", 1:10, sep=""), sep = ".")) } B. > On 2019-05-18, at 09:57, varin sacha via R-help <r-help@r-project.org> wrote: > > Dear R-Experts, > > In a data simulation, I would like a balanced distribution with a nested > structure for classroom and teacher (not for school). I mean 50 pupils > belonging to C1, 50 other pupils belonging to C2, 50 other pupils belonging > to C3 and so on. Then I want the 50 pupils belonging to C1 with T1, the 50 > pupils belonging to C2 with T2, the 50 pupils belonging to C3 with T3 and so > on. The school don’t have to be nested, I just want a balanced distribution, > I mean 60 pupils in S1, 60 other pupils in S2 and so on. > Here below the reproducible example. > Many thanks for your help. > > ############## > set.seed(123) > # Génération aléatoire des colonnes > pupils<-1:300 > classroom<-sample(c("C1","C2","C3","C4","C5","C6"),300,replace=T) > teacher<-sample(c("T1","T2","T3","T4","T5","T6"),300,replace=T) > school<-sample(c("S1","S2","S3","S4","S5"),300,replace=T) > ############## > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.