Re: Question about random number generation in a user defined

["Austin, Matt" <maustin@amgen.com>]

If I'm understanding what you need, I think sample() would do what you want.

 

x <- sample( 0:4, 100, replace=TRUE)

 

Check ?sample for all the options.

 

--Matt

 

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Subject: [S] Question about random number generation in a user defined functio n

If you run this function you will randomly have an output of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. 

What I would like to know how to do is to:
1)Have this function run 100 times (really 10,000) independently
2) the output of each interation assigned as elements in an array. 

I am thinking that some sort of a loop is mandatory in this situation. 

Any pointers?

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Jason Overstreet
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Honeywell DSES
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